Romans 9:15
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For he saith to Moses: I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy. And I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy.

I will have.

Romans 9:16,18,19 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. . . .

Exodus 33:19 He answered: I will shew thee all good, and I will proclaim in the name of the Lord before thee: and I will have mercy on whom I will, and I will be merciful to whom it shall please me.

Exodus 34:6,7 And when he passed before him, he said: O the Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, patient and of much compassion, and true, . . .

Isaiah 27:11 Its harvest shall be destroyed with drought, women shall come and teach it: for it is not a wise people, therefore he that made it, shall not have mercy on it: and he that formed it, shall not spare it.

Micah 7:18 Who is a God like to thee, who takest away iniquity, and passest by the sin of the remnant of thy inheritance? he will send his fury in no more, because he delighteth in mercy.

Context
God's Sovereign Choice
14What shall we say then? Is there injustice with God? God forbid! 15For he saith to Moses: I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy. And I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy. 16So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.…
Cross References
Exodus 33:19
He answered: I will shew thee all good, and I will proclaim in the name of the Lord before thee: and I will have mercy on whom I will, and I will be merciful to whom it shall please me.

Romans 9:16
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

He says
λέγει (legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

to
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Moses:
Μωϋσεῖ (Mōusei)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3475: Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.

“I will have mercy on
Ἐλεήσω (Eleēsō)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1653: To pity, have mercy on. From eleos; to compassionate.

whom
ὃν (hon)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

I have mercy,
ἐλεῶ (eleō)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1653: To pity, have mercy on. From eleos; to compassionate.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

I will have compassion on
οἰκτιρήσω (oiktirēsō)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3627: To pity, have compassion on. Also prolonged oiktereo oyk-ter-eh'-o from oiktos; to exercise pity.

whom
ὃν (hon)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

I have compassion.”
οἰκτίρω (oiktirō)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3627: To pity, have compassion on. Also prolonged oiktereo oyk-ter-eh'-o from oiktos; to exercise pity.


Additional Translations
For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

For He says to Moses: "I will show mercy to whom I may show mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I may have compassion."

For he said to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.

For he says to Moses, I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy, and I will feel compassion for whom I will feel compassion.

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

No, indeed; the solution is found in His words to Moses, "Wherever I show mercy it shall be nothing but mercy, and wherever I show compassion it shall be simply compassion."

For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."

for to Moses He saith, 'I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion;'
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