Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

So the Lord relented concerning the disaster He said He would bring on His people.

International Standard Version

So the LORD changed his mind about the calamity he had said he would bring on his people.

A Conservative Version

And LORD relented of the evil which he said he would do to his people.

American Standard Version

And Jehovah repented of the evil which he said he would do unto his people.

Amplified

So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He had said He would do to His people.

Bible in Basic English

So the Lord let himself be turned from his purpose of sending punishment on his people.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah repented of the evil that he had said he would do to his people.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah repented concerning the evil which he spake to do to his people.

King James 2000

And the LORD turned from the evil which he thought to do unto his people.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Yahweh relented concerning the disaster that he had {threatened} to do to his people.

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah repented as to the evil which He spoke of doing to His people.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the LORD refrained himself from that evil, which he said he would do unto his people.

NET Bible

Then the Lord relented over the evil that he had said he would do to his people.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD repented of the evil which he said he would do to his people.

The Emphasized Bible

So then Yahweh was grieved, - over the calamity - which he had spoken of inflicting on his people.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Yahweh repented of the evil which he said he would do to his people.

Youngs Literal Translation

and Jehovah repenteth of the evil which He hath spoken of doing to His people.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Lord

Usage: 0

נחם 
Nacham 
Usage: 108

of the evil
רעה רע 
Ra` 
Usage: 669

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

to do

Usage: 0

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

The Golden Calf

13 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. You took an oath, swearing on yourself. You told them: 'I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky. I will give to your descendants all the land I spoke of. It will be their long lasting possession.' 14 So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people. 15 Moses went back down the mountain. He carried the two stone tablets with the commandments written on both sides.

Cross References

Psalm 106:45

He remembered his promise to them. In keeping with his rich mercy, he changed his plans.

2 Samuel 24:16

When the angel stretched out his arm to destroy Jerusalem, Jehovah changed his mind about the disaster. Enough! He said to the angel who was destroying the people. Put down your weapon. The angel of Jehovah was at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Jonah 3:10

God saw their works! That they turned from their evil way. God turned back from the deed that he said he would do to them. He did not do it.

1 Chronicles 21:15

Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. Then he changed his mind. He said to the angel: Stop! That is enough! The angel was standing at the threshing place of Araunah, a Jebusite.

Jeremiah 18:8

However if the nation that I threatened turns away from doing wrong. Then I will change my plans about the disaster I planned to do to it.

Jeremiah 26:13

You must change the way you are living and the things you are doing. You must obey Jehovah your God. If you do, he will change his mind about the destruction that he said he would bring on you.

Jeremiah 26:19

Then the leaders continued: No one put Micah to death for saying that. Instead, King Hezekiah prayed to Jehovah with reverence and trembling and asked him to have mercy. Then Jehovah decided not to destroy Jerusalem, even though he had already said he would. People of Judah, if Jeremiah is killed we will bring a terrible disaster on ourselves.

Jonah 4:2

He prayed to Jehovah: I pray to you, O Jehovah, was this what I said, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish. Because I knew that you are a gracious God. You are merciful, slow to anger, abundant in loving kindness, and one who takes pity over calamity (tragedy) (catastrophe) (disaster).

Deuteronomy 32:26

I would have said: 'I will cut them to pieces. I will remove the memory of them from men.'

Joel 2:13

Rip apart your heart, and not your garments. Turn to Jehovah your God! He is gracious and merciful. He is slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness. He will turn back from doing harm.

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