主尽管使人忧伤，祂依然怜悯人，因为祂有无限的慈爱。

主虽使人忧愁，还要照他诸般的慈爱发怜悯。

他虽使人忧愁，还要照他丰盛的慈爱施怜悯；

他虽使人忧愁，还要照他丰盛的慈爱施怜悯；

他虽然使人忧愁，却必照着他丰盛的慈爱施怜悯。

主雖使人憂愁，還要照他諸般的慈愛發憐憫。

他雖使人憂愁，還要照他豐盛的慈愛施憐憫；

他雖使人憂愁，還要照他豐盛的慈愛施憐憫；

主儘管使人憂傷，祂依然憐憫人，因為祂有無限的慈愛。

他雖然使人憂愁，卻必照著他豐盛的慈愛施憐憫。

因為主雖使人受苦，還要照他豐盛的堅愛施憐憫。

雖使人憂戚、尚循其慈惠之富、而加矜恤兮、

雖令人懷憂、必加矜恤、仁澤靡涯兮、

雖使人懷憂、必憑大仁慈、加以矜恤、

Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.

He might bring suffering. But he will also show loving concern. How great his faithful love is!

but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love;

Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love.

Even if he causes suffering, he will show compassion according to the abundance of his faithful love.

For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion In proportion to His abundant mercy.

Though He causes grief, Yet He will show compassion According to the multitude of His mercies.

For though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

Even if He causes suffering, He will show compassion according to His abundant, faithful love.

But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

Though he causes us grief, he then has compassion on us according to the abundance of his loyal kindness.

For though he causes grief, yet he will have compassion according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

以法莲啊，我怎能舍弃你？以色列啊，我怎能弃绝你？我怎能使你的下场如押玛？我怎能对待你如对待洗扁？我的心意改变，我满怀怜爱。

但上帝充满怜悯，赦免了他们的罪，没有毁灭他们。祂多次收住怒气，没有完全发出祂的烈怒。

祂多次拯救他们，他们却执意背叛，陷入罪中不能自拔。但祂听见他们在苦难中呼求时，仍然眷顾他们。祂没有忘记与他们立的约，因祂伟大无比的爱而怜悯他们。

耶和华说：“我已经看见我子民在埃及所受的苦难，听见了他们因监工的压迫而发出的呼求。我知道他们的痛苦。

就是耶和华的慈爱永不终止，祂的怜悯永无穷尽。

过了多年，埃及王死了。以色列人受尽奴役，就哀叹呼求，声音传到上帝那里。

因为天离地有多高，祂对敬畏祂之人的爱也多大！

耶和华因为与亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各所立的约，就恩待以色列人，怜悯、眷顾他们，至今仍不愿灭绝他们，没有把他们从自己面前赶走。

以色列人除掉了他们的外邦神像，转而事奉耶和华。耶和华不忍再看以色列人受苦。

因为祂的怒气瞬间消逝，祂的恩惠却持续一生。我们虽然整夜哭泣，早晨必定欢呼。

于是他动身回家。“他父亲远远地看见他，就动了慈心，跑上前去抱着他连连亲吻。

耶和华说：“以法莲不是我的爱子吗？他不是我喜悦的孩子吗？我虽然常常责备他，但仍然惦记着他。我深深地想念他，我必怜悯他。