2 Chronicles 30:9

For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

Cross-reference

2 Chronicles 7:14 promises healing and forgiveness when God's people turn, reinforcing the same condition here.

In 2 Chronicles 15:2, the same conditional promise appears: seeking God brings His presence, just as returning here brings compassion.

Jonah 4:2 Citation

Jonah 4:2 quotes the same attributes in complaint, acknowledging God's mercy even on enemies.

Jeremiah 29:12-14 promises restoration when seeking God with all heart, similar to the conditional return here.

Isaiah 55:7 Parallel

In Isaiah 55:7, the same call to return to the LORD for compassion and pardon mirrors the main verse's promise almost verbatim.

In Ezekiel 18:30-32, repentance and turning from transgression lead to life—echoing the main verse's call to return for mercy.

Psalm 145:8 Citation

Psalm 145:8 repeats the exact description — gracious, merciful, slow to anger — as part of a praise acrostic.

Psalm 111:4 Related theme

Psalm 111:4 declares the Lord is gracious and merciful, linking His character to His wondrous works.

Exodus 34:6 Allusion

Exodus 34:6 is the original revelation of God's character cited here — gracious and merciful, slow to anger.

Psalm 86:15 Allusion

Psalm 86:15 directly quotes the same attributes — merciful, gracious, slow to anger — as a plea for God's help.

Nehemiah 9:31 restates that God is gracious and merciful, emphasizing His great mercies in not forsaking them.

1 Kings 8:50 asks for compassion from captors, matching the specific promise of compassion in this verse.

Deuteronomy 30:2-4 promises gathering from exile upon returning, directly echoing the restoration promise here.

Micah 7:18 Allusion

In Micah 7:18, God's pardoning and delight in steadfast love directly echoes the 'gracious and merciful' character in the main verse.

In Deuteronomy 4:31, God is described as merciful and not forsaking—directly paralleling the 'gracious and merciful' promise here.

In Jeremiah 3:12, God calls faithless Israel to return, promising mercy and not looking in anger—mirroring the main verse's call and promise.

Psalm 106:46 describes God causing captors to pity His people, paralleling the compassion promised here.

Leviticus 26:40-42 ties confession and covenant remembrance to restoration, parallel to the call to return here.

In Lamentations 3:40, the call to examine ways and return to the LORD complements the condition 'if you return' in the main verse.

In Proverbs 28:13, confessing and forsaking sin yields mercy—paralleling the return-and-compassion link in the main verse.

Psalm 86:5 Parallel

Psalm 86:5 uses similar language — 'good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love' — reinforcing God's readiness to forgive.