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merciful

Meaning of “merciful”

Showing mercy, compassion, or readiness to forgive.

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40 occurrences36 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:16

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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.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 30:9 · retained source text

For if yee turne againe vnto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall finde compassion before them that leade them captiue, so that they shall come againe into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and mercifull, and will not turne away his face from you, if ye returne vnto him.

1611 marginal noteExo. 34.5.

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