16 The nations ashall see and be ashamed of all their might;
bThey shall put their hand over their mouth;
Their ears shall be deaf.
bThey shall put their hand over their mouth;
Their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall lick the adust like a serpent;
bThey shall crawl from their holes like1 snakes of the earth.
cThey shall be afraid of the Lord our God,
And shall fear because of You.
bThey shall crawl from their holes like1 snakes of the earth.
cThey shall be afraid of the Lord our God,
And shall fear because of You.
18 aWho is a God like You,
bPardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of cthe remnant of His heritage?
dHe does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in emercy.
bPardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of cthe remnant of His heritage?
dHe does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in emercy.
19 He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.
You will cast all1 our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
And will subdue our iniquities.
You will cast all1 our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
20 aYou will give truth to Jacob
And1 mercy to Abraham,
bWhich You have sworn to our fathers
From days of old.
And1 mercy to Abraham,
bWhich You have sworn to our fathers
From days of old.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Robertson's Book Notes (NT)
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