if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.

我所说的那一邦，若是转意离开他们的恶，我就必后悔，不将我想要施行的灾祸降与他们。

我所说的那一邦若回转离开他们的恶，我就改变心意，不将我想要施行的灾祸降与他们。

我所说的那一邦若回转离开他们的恶，我就改变心意，不将我想要施行的灾祸降与他们。

如果他们悔过自新，我必施怜悯，取消我原本要降给他们的灾祸。

如果我论到的那一邦转离他们的恶行，我就必回心转意，不把我原定的灾祸降给他们。

我所說的那一邦，若是轉意離開他們的惡，我就必後悔，不將我想要施行的災禍降與他們。

我所說的那一邦若回轉離開他們的惡，我就改變心意，不將我想要施行的災禍降與他們。

我所說的那一邦若回轉離開他們的惡，我就改變心意，不將我想要施行的災禍降與他們。

如果他們悔過自新，我必施憐憫，取消我原本要降給他們的災禍。

如果我論到的那一邦轉離他們的惡行，我就必回心轉意，不把我原定的災禍降給他們。

我所論到的那一邦若轉回離開他們的壞事，那我就後悔我想要降與他們的災禍了。

如彼邦族轉離其惡、我則回意、不降所言之災、

我所言之國、如改其惡行、則我亦改我旨、不降所欲降之災、

and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.

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.

and if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it.

but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned.

However, if that nation about which I have made the announcement turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the disaster I had planned to do to it.

if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I planned to bring on it.

if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it.

if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

However, if that nation I have made an announcement about turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the disaster I had planned to do to it.

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.

But if that nation I threatened stops doing wrong, I will cancel the destruction I intended to do to it.

“ But if the wicked turns from all his sins that he has committed, and keeps all my statutes, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die.

“ How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is aroused.

Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey Yahweh your God’s voice; then Yahweh will relent from the evil that he has pronounced against you.

It may be they will listen, and every man turn from his evil way; that I may relent from the evil which I intend to do to them because of the evil of their doings.’

When Yahweh raised up judges for them, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it grieved Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them.

Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.Who knows? He may turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal offering and a drink offering to Yahweh, your God.

Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn’t do it.

Yahweh relented concerning this.“ It shall not be,” says Yahweh.Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me and behold, the Lord Yahweh called for judgment by fire; and it dried up the great deep, and would have devoured the land.Then I said,“ Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.”Yahweh relented concerning this.“ This also shall not be,” says the Lord Yahweh.

Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says,“ Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.Don’t trust in lying words, saying,‘ Yahweh’s temple, Yahweh’s temple, Yahweh’s temple, are these.’For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor;if you don’t oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, and don’t shed innocent blood in this place, and don’t walk after other gods to your own hurt;then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, from of old even forever more.

I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”

He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

Why should the Egyptians talk, saying,‘ He brought them out for evil, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the surface of the earth?’ Turn from your fierce wrath, and turn away from this evil against your people.

Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants!

For Yahweh will judge his people and have compassion on his servants.

Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Didn’t he fear Yahweh, and entreat the favor of Yahweh, and Yahweh relented of the disaster which he had pronounced against them? We would commit great evil against our own souls that way!”

He prayed to Yahweh, and said,“ Please, Yahweh, wasn’t this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm.

When I tell the righteous that he will surely live; if he trusts in his righteousness, and commits iniquity, none of his righteous deeds will be remembered; but he will die in his iniquity that he has committed.

You have rejected me,” says Yahweh.“ You have gone backward. Therefore I have stretched out my hand against you and destroyed you. I am weary of showing compassion.

For Yahweh will judge his people, and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone; that there is no one remaining, shut up or left at large.

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said,“ Yahweh is righteous.”

Tell them,‘“ As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh,“ I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why will you die, house of Israel?”’

Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”“ Come now, and let’s reason together,” says Yahweh:“ Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;

It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I intend to do to them; that they may each return from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.”

The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever: yet have you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh my God.“ When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Yahweh. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.Those who regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.”Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.

‘ If you will still live in this land, then I will build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I grieve over the distress that I have brought on you.

The children of Israel said to Yahweh,“ We have sinned! Do to us whatever seems good to you; only deliver us, please, today.”They put away the foreign gods from among them and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

“ When your people Israel are struck down before the enemy, because they have sinned against you; if they turn again to you, and confess your name, and pray and make supplication to you in this house;then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to their fathers.