What Does “At the mercy of” Mean in the Bible?
A favor or a gift. “By the favor of God” means “as a gift from God.”
A detail
- “At the mercy of”: in someone’s hands, unable to do anything. The ship was at the mercy of the wind.
Where it appears in the Bible
Genesis 4:1; Acts 27:15
What the Bible says
Genesis 4:1
And Adam knew Eve his wife: who conceived and brought forth Cain, saying: I have gotten a man through God.
Acts 27:15
And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up against the wind, giving up the ship to the winds, we were driven.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “merced”