So the Lord had pity on them.“ I will let them continue for now,” the Lord and King said.

耶和华就后悔说：“这灾也可免了。”

耶和华对这事改变心意，主耶和华说：“这灾也可免了。”

耶和华对这事改变心意，主耶和华说：“这灾也可免了。”

于是，耶和华心生怜悯，说：“我也不降这灾了。”

耶和华对这事改变心意。主耶和华说：“这事也不会发生。”

耶和華就後悔說：「這災也可免了。」

耶和華對這事改變心意，主耶和華說：「這災也可免了。」

耶和華對這事改變心意，主耶和華說：「這災也可免了。」

於是，耶和華心生憐憫，說：「我也不降這災了。」

耶和華對這事改變心意。主耶和華說：“這事也不會發生。”

永恆主對這事改變了心意；主永恆主就說：『這事也不發生啦。』

耶和華回意曰、亦免此災、耶和華言之矣、○

耶和華乃回厥志、曰、此災可免、

主天主乃回厥志曰、此災亦可免、

So the Lord relented.“ This will not happen either,” the Sovereign Lord said.

The Lord relented concerning this:“ This also shall not be,” said the Lord God.

Then the Lord relented from this plan, too.“ I will not do that either,” said the Sovereign Lord.

The LORD relented concerning this.“ This will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD.

The Lord relented of this.“ This too shall not be,” said the Lord God.

So the Lord relented concerning this.“ This also shall not be,” said the Lord GOD.

Jehovah repented concerning this: this also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.

The Lord relented concerning this.“ This will not happen either,” said the Lord God.

The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.

The LORD decided not to do this. The sovereign LORD said,“ This will not happen either.”

Yahweh relented concerning this.“ This also shall not be,” says the Lord Yahweh.

Then they got rid of the false gods that were among them. They served the Lord. And he couldn’t stand to see Israel suffer anymore.

Lord, please stop punishing us! How long will you keep it up? Be kind to us.

When the Lord hands down his sentence, it will be in his people’s favor. He will show deep concern for those who serve him.

He prayed to the Lord. Here is what Jonah said to him.“ Lord, isn’t this exactly what I thought would happen when I was still at home? That is what I tried to prevent by running away to Tarshish. I knew that you are gracious. You are tender and kind. You are slow to get angry. You are full of love. You are a God who takes pity on people. You don’t want to destroy them.

When the Lord gave them a leader, he was with that leader. The Lord saved the people from the power of their enemies. He did it as long as the leader lived. The Lord felt very sorry for the people. They groaned because of what their enemies did to them. Their enemies treated them badly.

God saw what they did. He saw that they stopped doing what was evil. So he took pity on them. He didn’t destroy them as he had said he would.

Did King Hezekiah or anyone else in Judah put Micah to death? Hezekiah had respect for the Lord and tried to please him. And the Lord didn’t judge Jerusalem as he said he would. He didn’t bring on it the trouble he said he would bring. But we are about to bring horrible trouble on ourselves!”

So the Lord had pity on them.“ I will let them continue for now,” he said.