Ezekiel 20:17

20:17 Yet I had pity on them and did not destroy them, so I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.

Job 13:21

13:21 Remove your hand far from me

and stop making me afraid with your terror.

Psalms 78:38

78:38 Yet he is compassionate.

He forgives sin and does not destroy.

He often holds back his anger,

and does not stir up his fury.

Lamentations 2:8

ח (Khet)

2:8 The Lord was determined to tear down

Daughter Zion’s wall.

He prepared to knock it down;

he did not withdraw his hand from destroying.

He made the ramparts and fortified walls lament;

together they mourned their ruin.