And he said, “While the child was alive I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows whether יהוה shows favour unto me, and the child shall live?’
Jonah 3:9 - The Scriptures 2009 “Who knows whether Elohim does turn and relent, and shall turn away from the heat of His displeasure, so that we do not perish?” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who can tell, God may turn and revoke His sentence against us [when we have met His terms], and turn away from His fierce anger so that we perish not. [Joel 2:13, 14.] American Standard Version (1901) Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? Common English Bible He thought, Who knows? God may see this and turn from his wrath, so that we might not perish. Catholic Public Domain Version Who knows if God may turn and forgive, and may turn away from his furious wrath, so that we might not perish?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who can tell if God will turn, and forgive: and will turn away from his fierce anger, and we shall not perish? |
And he said, “While the child was alive I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows whether יהוה shows favour unto me, and the child shall live?’
And remember His covenant for their sake, And relent according to the greatness of His loving-commitment.
You shall withdraw all Your wrath; You shall turn from Your fierce displeasure.
“And now, make good your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim, then יהוה shall relent concerning the evil He has pronounced against you.
“Therefore, O sovereign, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your crookednesses by showing favour to the poor – your prosperity might be extended.”
Hate evil and love good, and set up right-ruling in the gate. It might be that יהוה Elohim of hosts shows favour to the remnant of Yosĕph.
Then they took Yonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped raging.
And the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, cry out to your Elohim, if so be that Elohim shall think about us, so that we do not perish.”
And he prayed to יהוה, and he said, “Please, יהוה, was this not what I said while I was in my own land? This is why I went ahead and fled to Tarshish. For I know that You are an Ěl showing favour, and compassionate, patient and of great loving-commitment, and relenting from doing evil.
Seek יהוה, all you meek ones of the earth, who have done His right-ruling. Seek righteousness, seek meekness, if so be that you are hidden in the day of wrath of יהוה.
“And you shall make images of your tumours and images of your rats that ruin the land, and you shall give esteem to the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl. It could be that He does lift His hand from you, from your mighty ones, and from your land.