And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

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The Lord regretted(A) that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.

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10 But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

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10 Yet they rebelled(A)
    and grieved his Holy Spirit.(B)
So he turned and became their enemy(C)
    and he himself fought(D) against them.

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11 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night.

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11 “I regret(A) that I have made Saul king, because he has turned(B) away from me and has not carried out my instructions.”(C) Samuel was angry,(D) and he cried out to the Lord all that night.

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30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

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30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,(A) with whom you were sealed(B) for the day of redemption.(C)

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16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.

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16 When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented(A) concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord(B) was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

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29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.

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29 He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie(A) or change(B) his mind; for he is not a human being, that he should change his mind.”

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19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

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19 God is not human,(A) that he should lie,(B)
    not a human being, that he should change his mind.(C)
Does he speak and then not act?
    Does he promise(D) and not fulfill?

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10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.

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10 That is why I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray,
    and they have not known my ways.’

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10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

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10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented(A) and did not bring on them the destruction(B) he had threatened.(C)

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13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

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13 Rend your heart(A)
    and not your garments.(B)
Return(C) to the Lord your God,
    for he is gracious and compassionate,(D)
slow to anger and abounding in love,(E)
    and he relents from sending calamity.(F)

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41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

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41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it(A) 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.

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If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

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and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent(A) and not inflict on it the disaster(B) I had planned. And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built(C) up and planted, 10 and if it does evil(D) in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider(E) the good I had intended to do for it.(F)

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14 And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.

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14 Then the Lord relented(A) and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.

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