^4:31(for he⁵² is a merciful God), he will not let you down⁵³ or destroy you, for he cannot⁵⁴ forget the covenant with your ancestors that he confirmed by oath to them.

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Footnotes

52 Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in .
53 Heb “he will not drop you,” i.e., “will not abandon you” (cf. , , , ).
54 Or “will not.” The translation understands the imperfect verbal form to have an added nuance of capability here.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the Lord your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He will not leave you, destroy you, or forget the covenant with your ancestors that he swore to them by oath, because the Lord your God is a compassionate God.

NLTNew Living Translation

For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the solemn covenant he made with your ancestors.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For Yahweh your God is a compassionate God; he will not abandon you, and he will not destroy you, and he will not forget the covenant of your ancestors that he swore to them.

KJV 1900King James Version

(For the Lord thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

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