(For the LORD your God is a merciful God;) he will not fail you, nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he sware unto them' -- the parenthetical assurance qualifies judgment: the LORD is merciful (rachum). His refusal to destroy or forget the patriarchal covenant provides the ground for forgiveness. Divine mercy limits the severity of divine wrath. The covenant with the fathers cannot be revoked entirely, even if the children breach it.

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