Jonah 4:2

Good News Translation (US Version)

So he prayed, “Lord, didn't I say before I left home that this is just what you would do? That's why I did my best to run away to Spain! I knew that you are a loving and merciful God, always patient, always kind, and always ready to change your mind and not punish.

Cross References

Psalm 86:15

But you, O Lord, are a merciful and loving God, always patient, always kind and faithful.

Psalm 145:8

The Lord is loving and merciful, slow to become angry and full of constant love.

Psalm 86:5

You are good to us and forgiving, full of constant love for all who pray to you.

Micah 7:18

There is no other god like you, O Lord; you forgive the sins of your people who have survived. You do not stay angry forever, but you take pleasure in showing us your constant love.

Jeremiah 18:8

but then that nation turns from its evil, I will not do what I said I would.

Exodus 32:14

So the Lord changed his mind and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.

Psalm 78:38

But God was merciful to his people. He forgave their sin and did not destroy them. Many times he held back his anger and restrained his fury.

Amos 7:3

The Lord changed his mind and said, “What you saw will not take place.”

Jonah 3:10

God saw what they did; he saw that they had given up their wicked behavior. So he changed his mind and did not punish them as he had said he would.

Jonah 1:3

Jonah, however, set out in the opposite direction in order to get away from the Lord. He went to Joppa, where he found a ship about to go to Spain. He paid his fare and went aboard with the crew to sail to Spain, where he would be away from the Lord.

1 Kings 19:4

Elijah walked a whole day into the wilderness. He stopped and sat down in the shade of a tree and wished he would die. “It's too much, Lord,” he prayed. “Take away my life; I might as well be dead!”

Amos 7:6

The Lord changed his mind again and said, “This will not take place either.”

Psalm 90:13

How much longer will your anger last? Have pity, O Lord, on your servants!

Luke 10:29

But the teacher of the Law wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”

Jeremiah 20:7

Lord, you have deceived me, and I was deceived. You are stronger than I am, and you have overpowered me. Everyone makes fun of me; they laugh at me all day long.

Deuteronomy 4:31

He is a merciful God. He will not abandon you or destroy you, and he will not forget the covenant that he himself made with your ancestors.

Psalm 103:8

The Lord is merciful and loving, slow to become angry and full of constant love.

Jeremiah 26:13

You must change the way you are living and the things you are doing, and must obey the Lord your God. If you do, he will change his mind about the destruction that he said he would bring on you.

Jeremiah 42:10

‘If you are willing to go on living in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not pull you up. The destruction I brought on you has caused me great sorrow.

Jonah 3:9

Perhaps God will change his mind; perhaps he will stop being angry, and we will not die!”