9Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?|
9Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?|
6 The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
7 He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, |Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;
8 but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and animal, and let them cry mightily to God. Yes, let them turn everyone from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands.
9 Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?|
10 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.
3:9Who can tell [if] God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
3:9Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish."
3:9Who can tell if God will turn, and forgive: and will turn away from his fierce anger, and we shall not perish?
3:9Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
3:9Who knoweth but that God will turn and repent, and will turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
3:9Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
3:9Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
3:9Who knoweth? He doth turn back, and God hath repented, and hath turned back from the heat of His anger, and we do not perish.'
3:9Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?