Jonah 3:9

Legacy Standard Bible

Who knows, God may turn and relent and turn away from His burning anger so that we will not perish.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:22

Then he said, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows, Yahweh may be gracious to me, that the child may live.’

Psalm 106:45

And He remembered for them His covenant, And relented according to the abundance of His lovingkindness.

Psalm 85:3

You withdrew all Your fury; You turned back from Your burning anger.

Psalm 90:13

¶Return, O Yahweh; how long will it be? And be sorry for Your slaves.

Jeremiah 26:13

So now, make good your ways and your deeds and listen to the voice of Yahweh your God; and Yahweh will relent of the evil demise which He has spoken against you.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, may my advice seem good to you: break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’

Amos 5:15

Hate evil, love good, And set justice at the gate! Perhaps Yahweh God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Jonah 1:15

So they lifted Jonah up and hurled him into the sea, and the sea stood still from its raging.

Jonah 1:6

So the captain came near to him and said to him, “How is it that you are deeply sleeping? Arise, call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.”

Jonah 4:2

And he prayed to Yahweh and said, “Ah! O Yahweh, was not this my word to myself while I was still in my own land? Therefore I went ahead to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning evil.

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek Yahweh, All you humble of the earth Who have worked His justice; Seek righteousness, seek humility. Perhaps you will be hidden In the day of Yahweh’s anger.

1 Samuel 6:5

So you shall make likenesses of your tumors and likenesses of your mice that bring the land to ruin, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel; perhaps He will ease His hand from you, your gods, and your land.