上帝或许会施怜悯，收回烈怒，使我们不致灭亡，也未可知。”

或者神转意后悔，不发烈怒，使我们不致灭亡，也未可知。”

谁知道上帝也许会回心转意，不发烈怒，使我们不致灭亡。”

谁知道神也许会回心转意，不发烈怒，使我们不致灭亡。”

或者神回心转意，不发烈怒，使我们不致灭亡。’”

或许神会转回、施怜悯，从他猛烈的怒气中转回，使我们不致灭亡。’”

或者神轉意後悔，不發烈怒，使我們不致滅亡，也未可知。」

誰知道上帝也許會回心轉意，不發烈怒，使我們不致滅亡。」

誰知道神也許會回心轉意，不發烈怒，使我們不致滅亡。」

上帝或許會施憐憫，收回烈怒，使我們不致滅亡，也未可知。」

或者神回心轉意，不發烈怒，使我們不致滅亡。’”

或者上帝改變初衷，回心轉意、不發烈怒，使我們不至於滅亡，也未可知。』

或許神會轉回、施憐憫，從他猛烈的怒氣中轉回，使我們不致滅亡。』」

上帝或回心轉意、息其烈怒、俾我不亡、亦未可知、

庶幾上帝或回厥志、而息其怒、使我不亡。

或天主回厥志、息其盛怒、使我不亡、亦未可知、

Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.”

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 turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”

Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.”

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 burning 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 knoweth whether God will not 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.

Who can tell[ if] God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

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 whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”

大卫说：“不错，孩子活着的时候我禁食、哀哭，因为我想也许耶和华会向我开恩，让他活命。

祂没有忘记与他们立的约，因祂伟大无比的爱而怜悯他们。

你们要恨恶邪恶，喜爱良善，在城门口伸张正义，也许万军之上帝耶和华会恩待约瑟的余民。

我要动身回到我父亲身边，对他说，父亲，我得罪了天，也得罪了你，今后，我再也不配做你的儿子，请把我当作雇工看待吧。’于是他动身回家。“他父亲远远地看见他，就动了慈心，跑上前去抱着他连连亲吻。

船长来到约拿身边对他说：“你这个人，怎么这时候还在睡觉！快起来祈求你的神吧，也许你的神会怜悯我们，饶我们一命。”

你们要撕心般地悔改，而不是撕裂衣服。归向你们的上帝耶和华吧，因为祂有恩典和怜悯，不轻易发怒，有无限的慈爱，不忍心降灾祸。谁知道呢？或许祂转念心生怜悯，给你们留下祝福，使你们可以再次向你们的上帝耶和华献上素祭和奠祭。