6 Jehovah was passing before him and declaring: “Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful+ and compassionate,*+ slow to anger+ and abundant in loyal love*+ and truth,*+ 7 showing loyal love to thousands,+ pardoning error and transgression and sin,+ but he will by no means leave the guilty unpunished,+ bringing punishment for the error of fathers upon sons and upon grandsons, upon the third generation and upon the fourth generation.”+

18 “Come, now, and let us set matters straight between us,” says Jehovah.+

Return to me, for I will repurchase you.+

9 To Jehovah our God belong mercy and forgiveness,+ for we have rebelled against him.+