{And he is longsuffering} (makrothumei). This present
active indicative comes in awkwardly after the aorist subjunctive
poi(8873)(8869) after ou m(885c), but this part of the question is
positive. Probably kai here means "and yet" as so often ( Joh
9:30  16:32 , etc.). God delays taking vengeance on behalf of his
people, not through indifference, but through patient
forbearance.