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The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

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Ex. 34:6‑7• ⁶And Jehovah passed by before his face, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah *God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth,
⁷keeping mercy unto thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but by no means clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation. (Ex. 34:6‑7)

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Neh. 9:17• ¹⁷and refused to obey, neither were they mindful of thy wonders which thou hadst done among them; but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion made a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a +God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great loving-kindness, and thou forsookest them not. (Neh. 9:17)

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Psa. 103:8• ⁸Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving-kindness. (Psa. 103:8)

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Psa. 145:8• ⁸Jehovah is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness. (Psa. 145:8)

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Joel 2:13• ¹³and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. (Joel 2:13)

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Jonah 4:2• ²And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, Ah, Jehovah, was not this my saying when I was yet in my country? Therefore I was minded to flee at first unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious *God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. (Jonah 4:2)

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James 1:19• ¹⁹So that, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; (James 1:19)

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Job 9:4• ⁴He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace? (Job 9:4)

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Psa. 62:11• ¹¹Once hath God spoken, twice have I heard this, that strength belongeth unto God. (Psa. 62:11)

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Psa. 66:3• ³Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee. (Psa. 66:3)

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Psa. 147:5• ⁵Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. (Psa. 147:5)

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Eph. 1:19‑20• ¹⁹and what the surpassing greatness of his power towards us who believe, according to the working of the might of his strength,
²⁰in which he wrought in the Christ in raising him from among the dead, and he set him down at his right hand in the heavenlies, (Eph. 1:19‑20)

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Num. 14:18• ¹⁸Jehovah is slow to anger, and abundant in goodness, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and fourth generation. (Num. 14:18)

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Job 10:14• ¹⁴If I sinned, thou wouldest mark me, and thou wouldest not acquit me of mine iniquity. (Job 10:14)

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Ex. 19:16‑18• ¹⁶And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings and a heavy cloud on the mountain, and the sound of the trumpet exceeding loud; and the whole people that was in the camp trembled.
¹⁷And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
¹⁸And the whole of mount Sinai smoked, because Jehovah descended on it in fire; and its smoke ascended as the smoke of a furnace; and the whole mountain shook greatly. (Ex. 19:16‑18)

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Deut. 5:22‑24• ²²These words Jehovah spoke to all your congregation on the mountain from the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the obscurity, with a great voice, and he added no more; and he wrote them on two tables of stone, and gave them to me.
²³And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, and the mountain burned with fire, that ye came near to me, all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
²⁴and ye said, Behold, Jehovah our God has shewn us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice from the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God talks with man, and he lives. (Deut. 5:22‑24)

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1 Kings 19:11‑13• ¹¹And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before Jehovah. And behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before Jehovah: Jehovah was not in the wind. And after the wind, an earthquake: Jehovah was not in the earthquake.
¹²And after the earthquake, a fire: Jehovah was not in the fire. And after the fire, a soft gentle voice.
¹³And it came to pass, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, What doest thou here, Elijah? (1 Kings 19:11‑13)

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Job 38:1• ¹And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, (Job 38:1)

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Psa. 18:7‑15• ⁷Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled and shook, because he was wroth.
⁸There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals burned forth from it.
⁹And he bowed the heavens, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
¹⁰And he rode upon a cherub and did fly; yea, he flew fast upon the wings of the wind.
¹¹He made darkness his secret place, his tent round about him: darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
¹²From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed forth: hail and coals of fire.
¹³And Jehovah thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire.
¹⁴And he sent his arrows, and scattered mine enemies; and he shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.
¹⁵And the beds of the waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at thy rebuke, Jehovah, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. (Psa. 18:7‑15)

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Psa. 50:3• ³Our God will come, and will not keep silence: fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. (Psa. 50:3)

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Psa. 97:2‑5• ²Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
³A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his adversaries round about.
⁴His lightnings lightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
⁵The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. (Psa. 97:2‑5)

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Psa. 104:3• ³Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind; (Psa. 104:3)

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Isa. 19:1• ¹The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt are moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt melteth in the midst of it. (Isa. 19:1)

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Isa. 66:15• ¹⁵For behold, Jehovah will come with fire, and his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. (Isa. 66:15)

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Dan. 7:13• ¹³I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like a son of man, and he came up even to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. (Dan. 7:13)

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Hab. 3:5‑15• ⁵Before him went the pestilence, And a burning flame went forth at his feet.
⁶He stood, and measured the earth; He beheld, and discomfited the nations; And the eternal mountains were scattered, The everlasting hills gave way: His ways are everlasting.
⁷I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
⁸Was Jehovah wrathful with the rivers? Was thine anger against the rivers? Was thy rage against the sea, That thou didst ride upon thy horses, Thy chariots of salvation?
⁹Thy bow was made naked, The rods of discipline sworn according to thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
¹⁰The mountains saw thee, they were in travail: Torrents of waters passed by; The deep uttered its voice, Lifted up its hands on high.
¹¹The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows which shot forth,--At the shining of thy glittering spear.
¹²Thou didst march through the land in indignation, Thou didst thresh the nations in anger.
¹³Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, For the salvation of thine anointed; Thou didst smite off the head from the house of the wicked, Laying bare the foundation even to the neck. Selah.
¹⁴Thou didst strike through with his own spears the head of his leaders: They came out as a whirlwind to scatter me, Whose exulting was as to devour the afflicted secretly.
¹⁵Thou didst walk through the sea with thy horses, The heap of great waters. (Hab. 3:5‑15)

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Zech. 9:14• ¹⁴And Jehovah shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the Lord Jehovah will blow the trumpet, and will march with whirlwinds of the south. (Zech. 9:14)

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Matt. 26:64• ⁶⁴Jesus says to him, *Thou* hast said. Moreover, I say to you, From henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. (Matt. 26:64)

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Rev. 1:7• ⁷Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they which have pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall wail because of him. Yea. Amen. (Rev. 1:7)

• The stronger the feeling of God against that which destroys His own glory, the more worthy is it that He should be slow to act on His indignation, as we should be for quite different reasons. Indeed slowness to anger is ordinarily the proof of moral greatness, though there are extreme cases where waiting would bespeak want of right feeling. Scripture shows us both the rule and the exceptions. (“Nahum 1” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and doth not at all clear the guilty: Jehovah,—his way is in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.