- that will by no means clear the guilty:
- The Hebrew nakkeh lo yenakkeh, has been rendered "Acquitting him who is not innocent." Nothing can more strongly express the goodness of God to frail mortals than this declaration, "which has been misunderstood and misinterpreted by all our translators." "Keep thee farª° from a false² matter;ª¹¹ and the innocentª and righteousª slayª° thou not:¹ for¹ I will not¹ justifyª° the wicked.ª" {Exd 23:7} + "Bewareª° ofª¹ him, and obeyª° his voice,ª provokeª° him not;¹ for¹ he will not¹ pardonª° your transgressions:ª for¹ my nameª [is] in¹ him.²" {Exd 23:21} + "The LORDª [is] longsuffering,ªª and of greatª mercy,ª forgivingª° iniquityª and transgression,ª and by no means²° clearingª°¹ [the guilty], visitingª° the iniquityª of the fathersª upon¹ the childrenª unto¹ the thirdª and fourthª [generation]. ... Surely¹ they shall not² seeª°¹ the landª which¹ I swareª° unto their fathers,ª neither¹ shall any¹ of them that provokedª° me seeª° it:" {Num 14:18-23} + "To me [belongeth] vengeance,ª and recompence;ª their footª shall slideª° in [due] time:ª for¹ the dayª of their calamityª [is] at hand,ª and the things that shall comeª upon them make haste.ª°" {Deu 32:35} + "And Joshuaª saidª° unto¹ the people,ª Ye cannotª°¹ serveª°¹ the LORD:ª for¹ he¹ [is] an holyª God;ª he¹ [is] a jealousª God;ª he will not¹ forgiveª° your transgressionsª nor your sins.ª" {Jsh 24:19} + "If¹ I sin,ª° then thou markestª° me, and thou wilt not¹ acquitª° me from mine iniquity.ª¹" {Job 10:14} + "The LORDª is knownª° [by] the judgmentª [which] he executeth:ª° the wickedª is snared²°¹ in the workª of his own hands.ª Higgaion.ª Selah.ª ... The wickedª shall be turnedª° into hell,ª [and] all¹ the nationsª that forgetª God.ª" {Psa 9:16-17} + "The LORDª triethª° the righteous:ª but the wickedª and him that lovethª° violenceª his soulª hateth.ª° ... Upon¹ the wickedª he shall rainª° snares,ª fireª and brimstone,ª and an horribleª tempest:ª [this shall be] the portionª of their cup.ª" {Psa 11:5-6} + "The righteousª shall rejoiceª° when¹ he seethª° the vengeance:ª he shall washª° his feetª in the bloodª of the wicked.ª ... So that a manª shall say,ª° Verily¹ [there is] a rewardª for the righteous:ª verily¹ he isª a Godª that judgethª° in the earth.ª" {Psa 58:10-11} + "To him that smoteª° Egyptª in their firstborn:ª for¹ his mercyª [endureth] for ever:ª" {Psa 136:10} + "But overthrew²°¹ Pharaohª and his hostª in the Redª sea:ª for¹ his mercyª [endureth] for ever.ª" {Psa 136:15} + "Tellª° ye, and bring [them] near;ª° yea,¹ let them take counselª° together:ª who¹ hath declaredª° this¹ from ancient time?ª¹ [who] hath toldª° it from that time?¹¹ [have] not¹ I¹ the LORD?ª and [there is] no¹ Godª else¹ besideª¹ me; a justª Godª and a Saviour;ª° [there is] noneª besideª me." {Isa 45:21} + "Shall I count [them] pureª° with the wickedª balances,ª and with the bagª of deceitfulª weights?ª" {Mic 6:11} + "Godª [is] jealous,ª and the LORDª revengeth;ª° the LORDª revengeth,ª° and [is] furious;ªª the LORDª will take vengeanceª° on his adversaries,ª and he¹ reservethª° [wrath] for his enemies.ª° ... The LORDª [is] slowª to anger,ª and greatª in power,ª and will not at all²° acquitª°¹ [the wicked]: the LORDª hath his wayª in the whirlwindª and in the storm,ª and the cloudsª [are] the dustª of his feet.ª" {Nah 1:2-3} + "Who¹ can standª° beforeª his indignation?ª and who¹ can abideª° in the fiercenessª of his anger?ª his furyª is poured outª° like fire,ª and the rocksª are thrown downª° by¹ him." {Nah 1:6} + "Orª despisest¹ thou²° the¹ richesª of his²¹ goodnessª andª forbearanceª andª longsuffering;ª not knowingª° thatª the¹ goodnessª of Godª leadethª° theeª toª repentance?ª ... Tribulationª andª anguish,ª uponª everyª soulª of manª that doethª° evil,ª of the¹ Jewª first,ª and²¹ also² of the Gentile;ª" {Rom 2:4-9} + "Nowª we knowª° thatª what things soeverª the¹ lawª saith,ª° it saithª° to them¹ who are underª the¹ law:ª thatª everyª mouthª may be stopped,ª° andª allª the¹ worldª may becomeª° guiltyª before God.ª ... Toª declare,ª [I say], atª thisª timeª hisª righteousness:ª that² he¹ might beª° just,ª andª the justifierª° of him²¹ which believethª¹ in² Jesus.ª" {Rom 3:19-26} + "[What]¹ ifª² God,ª willingª° to shewª° [his] wrath,ª andª to make²° his² power² known,ª°¹¹ enduredª° withª muchª longsufferingª the vesselsª of wrathª fittedª° toª destruction:ª ... Andª thatª he might make knownª° the¹ richesª of his²¹ gloryª onª the vesselsª of mercy,ª whichª he had afore preparedª° untoª glory,ª" {Rom 9:22-23} + "Forªª ourª Godª [is] a consumingª° fire.ª" {Hbr 12:29} + "Andª whosoeverª was²° notª foundª° writtenª° inª the¹ bookª of lifeª was castª° intoª the¹ lakeª of fire.ª" {Rev 20:15} + "Butª the fearful,ª andª unbelieving,ª andª the abominable,ª° andª murderers,ª andª whoremongers,ª andª sorcerers,ª andª idolaters,ª andª allª liars,ª shall have their²¹ partª inª the¹ lakeª which² burnethª° with fireª andª brimstone:ª which isª° the secondª death.ª" {Rev 21:8}
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