Then the Lord took pity on his people. He didn’t destroy them as he had said he would.

于是耶和华后悔，不把所说的祸降与他的百姓。

于是耶和华改变心意，不把所说的灾祸降给他的百姓。

于是耶和华改变心意，不把所说的灾祸降给他的百姓。

耶和华听了摩西的话，就心生怜悯，不把所说的灾祸降在百姓身上。

于是，耶和华改变初衷，不把他所说的祸降在他的人民身上。

於是耶和華後悔，不把所說的禍降與他的百姓。

於是耶和華改變心意，不把所說的災禍降給他的百姓。

於是耶和華改變心意，不把所說的災禍降給他的百姓。

耶和華聽了摩西的話，就心生憐憫，不把所說的災禍降在百姓身上。

於是，耶和華改變初衷，不把他所說的禍降在他的人民身上。

於是永恆主就改變心意不降災禍，就是他說、要向他人民施行的。

耶和華乃回意、不降禍於其民、○

耶和華聞之、悔其前言、不加禍於民。○

於是主悔其前言、或作轉怒回瞋不降所言之禍於己民、

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

And the Lord relented from the disaster that he had spoken of bringing on his people.

So the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people.

So the LORD relented concerning the disaster he had said he would bring on his people.

So the Lord relented of the harm which He said He would do to His people.

So the Lord relented from the harm which He said He would do to His people.

And Jehovah repented of the evil which he said he would do unto his people.

So the Lord relented concerning the disaster He said He would bring on His people.

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

Then the LORD relented over the evil that he had said he would do to his people.

So Yahweh turned away from the evil which he said he would do to his people.

Because they were his people, he remembered his covenant. Because of his great love, he felt sorry for them.

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.

The angel reached his hand out to destroy Jerusalem. But the Lord stopped sending the plague. So he spoke to the angel who was making the people suffer. He said,“ That is enough! Do not kill any more people.” The angel of the Lord was at Araunah’s threshing floor. Araunah was from the city of Jebus.

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!”

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.

But suppose the nation I warned turns away from its sins. Then I will not do what I said I would. I will not bring trouble on it as I had planned.

So change the way you live and act. Obey the Lord your God. Then he won’t do what he said he would. He won’t bring on you the trouble he said he would bring.

God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing it, the Lord saw it. The Lord decided to end the plague he had sent. So he spoke to the angel who was destroying the people. He said,“ That is enough! Do not kill any more people!” The angel of the Lord was standing at Araunah’s threshing floor. Araunah was from the city of Jebus.

I said I would scatter them. I said I would erase their name from human memory.

Don’t just tear your clothes to show how sad you are. Let your hearts be broken. Return to the Lord your God. He is gracious. He is tender and kind. He is slow to get angry. He is full of love. He won’t bring his judgment. He won’t destroy you.