16. “The Lord was not able to bring these people into the land he promised them on oath, so he slaughtered them in the wilderness.”
17. ‘Now may the Lord’s strength be displayed, just as you have declared:
18. “The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”
19. In accordance with your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now.’