16 And they began to remove the foreign gods from their midst+ and to serve Jehovah,+ so that his soul+ became impatient because of the trouble of Israel.+

27 And Jehovah had promised not to wipe out the name of Israel from under the heavens.+ Consequently he saved+ them by the hand of Jer·o·boʹam the son of Je·hoʹash.

31 And in your abundant mercy you did not make an extermination of them+ or leave+ them; for you are a God* gracious+ and merciful.+

18 And therefore Jehovah will keep in expectation of showing YOU favor,+ and therefore he will rise up to show YOU mercy.+ For Jehovah is a God of judgment.*+ Happy+ are all those keeping in expectation of him.+

32 For although he has caused grief,+ he will also certainly show mercy according to the abundance of his loving-kindness.+