the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and he was deeply grieved.
1 Samuel 15:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned away from following me and has not carried out my instructions.’ So Samuel became angry and cried out to the Lord all night. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I regret making Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not performed My commands. And Samuel was grieved and angry [with Saul], and he cried to the Lord all night. American Standard Version (1901) It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And Samuel was wroth; and he cried unto Jehovah all night. Common English Bible “I regret making Saul king because he has turned away from following me and hasn’t done what I said.” Samuel was upset at this, and he prayed to the LORD all night long. Catholic Public Domain Version "It displeases me that I have appointed Saul as king. For he has forsaken me, and he has not fulfilled the work of my words." And Samuel was greatly saddened, and he cried out to the Lord, all night long Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It repenteth me that I have made Saul king: for he hath forsaken me, and hath not executed my commandments. And Samuel was grieved, and he cried unto the Lord all night. |
the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and he was deeply grieved.
Then the Lord said, ‘I will wipe mankind, whom I created, off the face of the earth, together with the animals, creatures that crawl, and birds of the sky #– #for I regret that I made them.’
Then the angel extended his hand towards Jerusalem to destroy it, but the Lord relented concerning the destruction and said to the angel who was destroying the people, ‘Enough, withdraw your hand now! ’ The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
The Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.
Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the Lord because he did not keep the Lord’s word. He even consulted a medium for guidance,
Then God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it, but when the angel was about to destroy the city, the Lord looked, relented concerning the destruction, and said to the angel who was destroying the people, ‘Enough, withdraw your hand now! ’ The angel of the Lord was then standing at the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
because they turned aside from following him and did not understand any of his ways
But Moses sought the favour of the Lord his God: ‘Lord, why does your anger burn against your people you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a strong hand?
So the Lord relented concerning the disaster he had said he would bring on his people.
They have returned to the iniquities of their ancestors who refused to obey my words and have followed other gods to worship them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah broke my covenant which I made with their ancestors.
But if you will not listen, my innermost being will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, for the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.
But you have changed your minds and profaned my name. Each has taken back his male and female slaves who had been set free to go wherever they wanted, and you have again forced them to be your slaves.
If my head were a flowing spring, my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night over the slain of my dear people.
Let them come quickly to raise a lament over us so that our eyes may overflow with tears, our eyelids be soaked with weeping.
But when a righteous person turns from his righteousness and acts unjustly, committing the same detestable acts that the wicked do, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. He will die because of the treachery he has engaged in and the sin he has committed.
God saw their actions #– #that they had turned from their evil ways #– #so God relented from the disaster he had threatened them with. And he did not do it.
He prayed to the Lord, ‘Please, Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled towards Tarshish in the first place. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in faithful love, and one who relents from sending disaster.
and those who turn back from following the Lord, who do not seek the Lord or enquire of him.
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
During those days he went out to the mountain to pray and spent all night in prayer to God.
But my righteous one will live by faith; and if he draws back, I have no pleasure in him. ,
‘This is what the Lord’s entire community says: “What is this treachery you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the Lord and building an altar for yourselves, so that you are in rebellion against the Lord today?
‘As for me, I vow that I will not sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. I will teach you the good and right way.
Samuel said to Saul, ‘You have been foolish. You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you. It was at this time that the Lord would have permanently established your reign over Israel,
Now go and attack the Amalekites and completely destroy everything they have. Do not spare them. Kill men and women, infants and nursing babies, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.” ’
Even to the day of his death, Samuel never saw Saul again. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the Lord regretted he had made Saul king over Israel.
Saul and the troops spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, goats, cattle, and choice animals, as well as the young rams and the best of everything else. They were not willing to destroy them, but they did destroy all the worthless and unwanted things.
The Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem because I have selected for myself a king from his sons.’
When they said, ‘Give us a king to judge us,’ Samuel considered their demand wrong, so he prayed to the Lord.