Jonah 3:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.””
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“Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jonah 3:9 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 6:5Make images of your tumors and of the rats that are ravaging the land. Give glory to the God of Israel, and perhaps He will lift His hand from you and your gods and your land.
- 2 Samuel 12:22David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’
- Psalms 106:45And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
- Joel 2:13So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
- Joel 2:14Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him— grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God.
- Amos 5:15Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
- Jonah 1:6The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
- Jonah 1:15At this, they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.
- Jonah 4:2So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.
- Zephaniah 2:3Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.
- Luke 15:18I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
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