Amos 7:3

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So the Lord relented. “This will not happen,” the Lord said.

Cross References

Genesis 6:7

So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.”

1 Chronicles 21:15

And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing so, the Lord saw it and relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord was then standing at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Psalm 106:45

for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.

Psalm 78:38

Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath.

Psalm 90:13

Relent, Lord! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants.

Exodus 32:14

Then the Lord relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.

Jeremiah 26:19

“Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did not Hezekiah fear the Lord and seek his favor? And did not the Lord relent, so that he did not bring the disaster he pronounced against them? We are about to bring a terrible disaster on ourselves!”

Jeremiah 42:10

‘If you stay in this land, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I have relented concerning the disaster I have inflicted on you.

Hosea 11:8

“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboyim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused.

Joel 2:13

Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.

Joel 2:14

Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave behind a blessing— grain offerings and drink offerings for the Lord your God.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.

Amos 7:6

So the Lord relented. “This will not happen either,” the Sovereign Lord said.

Jonah 3:10

When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.

Deuteronomy 32:36

The Lord will vindicate his people and relent concerning his servants when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.

James 5:16

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.