At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to (A)uproot it, to tear it down, or to destroy it; (B)if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will (C)relent of the disaster that I planned to bring on it.

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(A)How can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I surrender you, Israel?
How can I [a]make you like (B)Admah?
How can I treat you like (C)Zeboiim?
My heart is turned over within Me,
[b]All My compassions are kindled.

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  1. Hosea 11:8 Lit give
  2. Hosea 11:8 Lit Together

13 And (A)tear your heart and not merely (B)your garments.”
Now return to the Lord your God,
For He is (C)gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in mercy
And (D)relenting of catastrophe.

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The Lord (A)relented of this.
“It shall not be,” said the Lord.

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The Lord (A)relented of this.
“This too shall not be,” said the Lord God.

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10 When God saw their deeds, that they (A)turned from their evil way, then (B)God relented of the disaster which He had declared He would [a]bring on them. So He did not do it.

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  1. Jonah 3:10 Lit do to

Then he (A)prayed to the Lord and said, “Please Lord, was this not [a]what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore in anticipation of this I (B)fled to Tarshish, since I knew that You are a (C)gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in mercy, and One who relents of disaster.

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  1. Jonah 4:2 Lit my word

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