Genesis 6:6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 the Lord regretted making human beings on the earth, and his heart was grieved.[a]
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- 6:6 His heart was grieved: the expression can be misleading in English, for “heart” in Hebrew is the seat of memory and judgment rather than emotion. The phrase is actually parallel to the first half of the sentence (“the Lord regretted…”).
Genesis 6:6
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6 The Lord regretted(A) that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.
Exodus 32:14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 So the Lord changed his mind about the punishment he had threatened to inflict on his people.
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Exodus 32:14
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14 Then the Lord relented(A) and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.
2 Samuel 24:16
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16 But when the angel stretched forth his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord changed his mind about the calamity, and said to the angel causing the destruction among the people: Enough now! Stay your hand.(A) The angel of the Lord was then standing at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.(B)
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2 Samuel 24:16
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16 When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented(A) concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord(B) was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
Jonah 3:10
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10 When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.
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Jonah 3:10
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10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented(A) and did not bring on them the destruction(B) he had threatened.(C)
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