He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever.
Parallel translations
- WEB He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.
- KJV He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
- NKJV He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.
- NASB He will not always contend with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.
- NLT He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever.
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Quick answer
God will not accuse forever nor stay angry without end. His anger toward His people is real but temporary, restrained by His mercy.
Overview
While God is just and does rebuke sin, He does not perpetually hold His people's faults against them. His displeasure yields to His enduring love. For those in Christ, condemnation is removed entirely, for there is now no accusation against God's elect (Romans 8:33-34).
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 57:16For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me, with the breath of those I have made.
- Ps 30:5For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
- Mic 7:18–19Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
- Jer 3:5Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?’ This you have spoken, but you keep doing all the evil you can.”
- Jer 3:12Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.
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