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Jonah 3:9

HopeMercy and compassionRepentance

7 Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.

8 Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.

Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”

10 When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
KJV
Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
WEB
Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”
ASV
Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
DARBY
Who knoweth but that God will turn and repent, and will turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
BLB
Who knows? God may turn back and relent, and turn back from the burning of His anger, so that we should not perish!”
ÅB
Hvem vet? Gud kunne da vende om og angre det, vende om fra sin brennende vrede, så vi ikke forgår.
OTB
Hvem vet? Gud kan vende om og angre, og vende seg bort fra sin brennende vrede, så vi ikke går til grunne.”
B1930
Hvem vet? Gud kunde da vende om og angre det, vende om fra sin brennende vrede, så vi ikke forgår.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 12:22

    David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’

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  • Joel 2:13–14

    So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

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  • Psalms 106:45

    And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.

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  • Jonah 1:6

    The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”

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  • Luke 15:18–20

    I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

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  • Amos 5:15

    Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”

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