Jonah 4:2

Webster Bible (1833)

And he prayed to the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before to Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest of the evil.

Cross References

1 Kings 19:4

But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper-tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

Psalm 103:8

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.

Psalm 145:8

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

Psalm 78:38

But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yes, many a time he turned his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

Psalm 86:15

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious; long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and truth.

Psalm 86:5

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy to all them that call upon thee.

Psalm 90:13

Return, O LORD, how long? and repent thou concerning thy servants.

Exodus 32:14

And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do to his people.

Jeremiah 18:8

If that nation against which I have pronounced, shall turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.

Jeremiah 20:7

O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.

Jeremiah 26:13

Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

Jeremiah 42:10

If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent of the evil that I have done to you.

Amos 7:3

The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.

Amos 7:6

The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare of it, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

Jonah 3:10

And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do to them; and he did it not.

Jonah 3:9

Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like to thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

Luke 10:29

But he, willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

Deuteronomy 4:31

(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers, which he swore to them.