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

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；

主尽管使人忧伤，祂依然怜悯人，因为祂有无限的慈爱。

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.

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.

How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? I have had a change of heart; my compassion is stirred!

Yet he was compassionate; he atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often turned his anger aside and did not unleash all his wrath.

He rescued them many times, but they continued to rebel deliberately and were beaten down by their iniquity.When he heard their cry, he took note of their distress,remembered his covenant with them, and relented according to the abundance of his faithful love.

Then the LORD said,“ I have observed the misery of my people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors. I know about their sufferings,

Because of the LORD’s faithful love we do not perish, for his mercies never end.

After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labor, they cried out, and their cry for help because of the difficult labor ascended to God.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his faithful love toward those who fear him.

but the LORD was gracious to them, had compassion on them, and turned toward them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was not willing to destroy them. Even now he has not banished them from his presence.

So they got rid of the foreign gods among them and worshiped the LORD, and he became weary of Israel’s misery.

For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor, a lifetime. Weeping may stay overnight, but there is joy in the morning.

So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.

Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to me, a delightful child? Whenever I speak against him, I certainly still think about him. Therefore, my inner being yearns for him; I will truly have compassion on him. This is the LORD’s declaration.