Jonah 3:9
World English Bible (WEB)
Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”
In context
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.
Jonah 3:9 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”
- KJV King James Version
- Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 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.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- Who knoweth but that God will turn and repent, and will turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
- WBS Webster Bible
- Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?