Nehemiah 9:31

Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

Cross-reference

Nehemiah 9:17 earlier in the same prayer declares God gracious and compassionate, the very basis for His mercy cited here.

Daniel 9:9 Parallel

Daniel 9:9 explicitly states God's mercy and forgiveness despite rebellion, directly echoing the same attribute praised here.

2 Kings 13:23 describes God's compassion and covenant faithfulness sparing Israel, mirroring the mercy highlighted here.

Lamentations 3:22 declares God's mercies never end—Nehemiah 9:31 shows that mercy prevented total destruction, a direct thematic parallel.

Jeremiah 5:18 says 'I will not make a full end of you'—the same covenantal mercy Nehemiah 9:31 celebrates.

Psalm 103:8 Parallel

Psalm 103:8 repeats the classic description of God as compassionate and gracious, the very attribute celebrated in this verse.

Psalm 103:9 Parallel

Psalm 103:9 affirms God does not stay angry forever, explaining the mercy that prevents total abandonment here.

Jeremiah 4:27 directly echoes the promise 'I will not make a full end'—the exact mercy Nehemiah recalls God showing Israel.

Exodus 34:6 Allusion

Exodus 34:6 is the original revelation of God's compassion and grace, which this verse and the whole prayer rely on.

Psalm 145:8 Parallel

Psalm 145:8 gives the same divine attribute formula 'gracious and merciful' — the basis for God's mercy shown in Nehemiah.

Psalm 116:5 Parallel

Psalm 116:5 declares the Lord gracious and merciful — the exact character Nehemiah 9:31 appeals to for sparing Israel.

Hosea 3:1 Typology

In Hosea 3:1, God commands love for an adulterous wife, illustrating the same persistent mercy toward unfaithful Israel that Nehemiah 9:31 declares.

Psalm 103:10 says God does not repay us according to sins — the principle behind Nehemiah 9:31's merciful withholding of judgment.

Deuteronomy 4:31 declares God merciful, not leaving or destroying — the covenant faithfulness Nehemiah 9:31 celebrates.

Leviticus 26:44 promises God will not utterly destroy or forsake His people — exactly what Nehemiah 9:31 recalls as fulfilled.

Isaiah 48:9 Parallel

Isaiah 48:9 says God defers anger and restrains from cutting off — a parallel motivation of mercy in Nehemiah 9:31.

Ezra 9:8 Historical context

Ezra 9:8 describes God leaving a remnant and granting reviving — a specific instance of the mercy Nehemiah 9:31 generalizes.

Psalm 145:9 Related theme

Psalm 145:9 expands God's mercy to all creation — a broader basis for the 'great mercies' that spared Israel.

Psalm 89:2 Related theme

Psalm 89:2 extols God's steadfast love built forever — the enduring mercy behind Nehemiah 9:31's 'great mercies'.

Ezekiel 14:22 shows God preserving a remnant in judgment, paralleling the mercy that prevents total abandonment here.