Jonah 3:9
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Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from His fierce anger, that we perish not?”
Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
Who knows, God may turn [in compassion] and relent and withdraw His burning anger (judgment) so that we will not perish.”
Who can tell, God may turn and revoke His sentence against us [when we have met His terms], and turn away from His fierce anger so that we perish not.
Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
Who knows? God may turn and relent; he may turn from his burning anger so that we will not perish.
He thought, Who knows? God may see this and turn from his wrath, so that we might not perish.
Who knows? Maybe God will change his mind, relent and turn from his fierce anger; and then we won’t perish.”
Then he and his officials sent out an order for everyone in the city to obey. It said: None of you or your animals may eat or drink a thing. Each of you must wear sackcloth, and you must even put sackcloth on your animals. You must also pray to the Lord God with all your heart and stop being sinful and cruel. Maybe God will change his mind and have mercy on us, so we won't be destroyed.
Who knoweth but that God will turn and repent, and will turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
Who can tell if God will turn, and forgive: and will turn away from his fierce anger, and we shall not perish?
Who knows? Maybe God will stop being angry and change his mind, and we will not be punished.
Then perhaps God may agree to forgive us. He may decide that he will not be angry with us. Then perhaps we will not all die.’
Who knows? God may turn and relent. He may turn from his burning anger so that we will not perish.
Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”
Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”
Who knows? Maybe God will ·change his mind [relent]. Maybe he will ·stop being angry [turn from his fierce anger], and then we will not ·die [perish].
Who can tell if God will turn, and repent and turn away from his fierce wrath, that we perish not?
Who knows? God may reconsider his plans and turn from his burning anger so that we won’t die.”
Perhaps God will change his mind; perhaps he will stop being angry, and we will not die!”
Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish.
Maybe God will change his mind. Maybe he will stop being angry. Then we will not die.
Who knows but that God may relent, have compassion, and turn from his fierce anger, so that we are not exterminated?”
Who can tell if God will turn and repent and turn away from his fierce anger, that we not perish?
Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
Who knows, God may turn and relent and turn away from His burning anger so that we will not perish.”
Who knows? God may relent and change his mind and turn from his blazing anger so that we will not perish.”
Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will decide to let us live and will hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.”
When the message reached the king of Nineveh, he got up off his throne, threw down his royal robes, dressed in burlap, and sat down in the dirt. Then he issued a public proclamation throughout Nineveh, authorized by him and his leaders: “Not one drop of water, not one bite of food for man, woman, or animal, including your herds and flocks! Dress them all, both people and animals, in burlap, and send up a cry for help to God. Everyone must turn around, turn back from an evil life and the violent ways that stain their hands. Who knows? Maybe God will turn around and change his mind about us, quit being angry with us and let us live!”
Who knows? God may relent and change His mind. He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
Who knows? Elohim may reconsider his plans and turn from his burning anger so that we won’t die.”
Who knows? God may again repent and turn from his blazing wrath, so that we will not perish.”
Who knows, God may turn and relent, and turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish.”
Who knows, God may turn and relent and withdraw His burning anger so that we will not perish.”
Who knows? Perhaps God may change his mind and relent, and his fierce anger may abate, so that we will not perish.”
Who knows? Maybe God will change his mind. Maybe he will stop being angry, and then we will not die.
Who knows? Perhaps God might be willing to change his mind and relent and turn from his fierce anger so that we might not die.”
Who knows? God might take pity on us. He might not be angry with us anymore. Then we won’t die.”
Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.”
Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.’
Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish?
Who knows? God may change His mind and stop being angry so that we will not die.”
Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.”
Who knows? God may relent and change his mind; he may turn from his fierce anger, so that we do not perish.’
Who knows? God may relent and change his mind; he may turn from his fierce anger, so that we do not perish.’
Who knows? God may relent and change his mind; he may turn from his fierce anger, so that we do not perish.”
Who knows? God may relent and change his mind; he may turn from his fierce anger, so that we do not perish.”
Who can tell if HaElohim will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, that we perish not?
Who knows, God may yet repent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we perish not?”
Who knows, God may yet repent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we perish not?”
Who knows? God may turn and relent, and turn back from his burning anger, so that we may not perish.”
Perhaps Jonah’s God will show mercy and relent from His judgment. Perhaps out of compassion He will not unleash His fierce anger against us, and we may be spared.”
Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”
Who knoweth, if God be converted, and forgive, and be turned away from strong vengeance of his wrath, and we shall not perish? (Who knoweth, if God shall not be converted, or shall not change his thinking, and forgive us, and turn away from the strong vengeance of his anger, and then we shall not perish!)
Who knoweth? He doth turn back, and God hath repented, and hath turned back from the heat of His anger, and we do not perish.'
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