- Because:
- "I said,ª° I would scatter them into corners,ª° I would make the remembranceª of them to ceaseª° from among men:²¹¹ ... Were it not² that¹ I fearedª° the wrathª of the enemy,ª° lest¹ their adversariesª should behave themselves strangely,ª° [and] lest¹ they should say,ª° Our handª [is] high,ª° and the LORDª hath not¹ doneª° all¹ this.¹" {Deu 32:26-27} + "Wherefore¹ should the Egyptiansª speak,ª° and say,ª° For mischiefª did he bring²° them out,¹ to slayª° them in the mountains,ª and to consumeª° them from¹¹ the faceª of the earth?ª Turnª° from thy fierce² wrath,ª¹¹ and repentª° of¹ this evilª against thy people.ª" {Exd 32:12} + "Now [if] thou shalt killª° [all]¹ this¹ peopleª as oneª man,ª then the nationsª which¹ have heardª°¹ the fameª of thee will speak,ª° saying,ª° ... Because¹¹ the LORDª was not² ableª° to bringª°¹ this¹ peopleª into¹ the landª which¹ he swareª° unto them, therefore he hath slainª° them in the wilderness.ª" {Num 14:15-16} + "And Joshuaª said,ª° Alas,¹ O² Lordª GOD,ª wherefore¹ hast thou at all²° broughtª°¹ this¹ peopleª overª°¹ Jordan,ª to deliverª° us into the handª of the Amorites,ª to destroyª° us? would to Godª we had been content,ª° and dweltª° on the other sideª Jordan!ª ... For the Canaanitesª and all¹ the inhabitantsª° of the landª shall hearª° [of it], and shall environ us round,ª°¹ and cut offª°¹ our nameª from¹ the earth:ª and what¹ wilt thou doª° unto thy greatª name?ª" {Jsh 7:7-9} + "Not¹ unto us, O LORD,ª not¹ unto us, but¹ unto thy nameª giveª° glory,ª for¹ thy mercy,ª [and] for¹ thy truth'sª sake. ... Wherefore¹ should the heathenª say,ª° Where¹ [is] now¹ their God?ª" {Psa 115:1-2} + "I,¹ [even] I,¹ [am] he¹ that blotteth outª° thy transgressionsª for mine own sake,¹ and will not¹ rememberª° thy sins.ª" {Isa 43:25} + "For my name's² sake¹¹ will I deferª° mine anger,ª and for my praiseª will I refrainª° for thee, that I cut thee not off.ª°¹ ... For mine own sake,¹ [even] for mine own sake,¹ will I doª° [it]: for¹ how¹ should [my name] be polluted?ª° and I will not¹ giveª° my gloryª unto another.ª" {Isa 48:9-11} + "O LORD,ª though¹ our iniquitiesª testifyª° against us, doª° thou [it] for thy name's² sake:¹¹ for¹ our backslidingsª are many;ª° we have sinnedª° against thee. ... Why¹ shouldest thou be¹ as a manª astonied,ª° as a mighty manª [that] cannotª°¹ save?ª° yet thou,¹ O LORD,ª [art] in the midstª of us, and we are calledª° by thy name;ª leave²°¹ us not.¹" {Jer 14:7-9} + "But they rebelledª° against me, and wouldª° not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ me: they did not¹ every manª cast awayª°¹ the abominationsª of their eyes,ª neither¹ did they forsakeª° the idolsª of Egypt:ª then I said,ª° I will pour outª° my furyª upon¹ them, to accomplishª° my angerª against them in the midstª of the landª of Egypt.ª ... But I wroughtª° for my name's² sake,¹¹ that it should not¹ be pollutedª° beforeª the heathen,ª amongª whom¹ they¹ [were], in whose¹ sightª I made myself knownª° unto¹ them, in bringing them forthª° out of the landª¹ of Egypt.ª" {Ezk 20:8-9} + "But I wroughtª° for my name's² sake,¹¹ that it should not¹ be pollutedª° beforeª the heathen,ª in whose¹ sightª I brought them out.ª°" {Ezk 20:14} + "O my God,ª inclineª° thine ear,ª and hear;ª° openª° thine eyes,ª and beholdª° our desolations,ª° and the cityª which¹ is calledª° by¹ thy name:ª for¹ we¹ do not¹ presentª° our supplicationsª beforeª thee for¹ our righteousnesses,ª but¹ for¹ thy greatª mercies.ª ... O Lord,ª hear;ª° O Lord,ª forgive;ª° O Lord,ª hearkenª° and do;ª° deferª° not,ª for thine own sake,¹ O my God:ª for¹ thy cityª and thy peopleª are calledª° by thy name.ª" {Dan 9:18-19}
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