'Change' in the Bible
So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes.
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road to the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearby; for God said, “The people will change their minds and return to Egypt if they face war.”
Why should the Egyptians say, ‘He brought them out with an evil intent to kill them in the mountains and wipe them off the face of the earth’? Turn from Your great anger and relent concerning this disaster planned for Your people.
I have indeed received a command to bless;since He has blessed, I cannot change it.
Furthermore, the Eternal One of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not man who changes his mind.”
If I said, “I will forget my complaint,change my expression, and smile,”
You completely overpower him, and he passes on;You change his appearance and send him away.
God, the One enthroned from long ago,will hear and will humiliate themSelahbecause they do not changeand do not fear God.
I will not violate My covenantor change what My lips have said.
They will perish, but You will endure;all of them will wear out like clothing.You will change them like a garment,and they will pass away.
Instead, if you really change your ways and your actions, if you act justly toward one another,
Can the Cushite change his skin,or a leopard his spots?If so, you might be able to do what is good,you who are instructed in evil.
He will speak words against the Most High and oppress the holy ones of the Most High. He will intend to change religious festivals and laws, and the holy ones will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time.
The more they multiplied,the more they sinned against Me.I will change their honor into disgrace.
How can I give you up, Ephraim?How can I surrender you, Israel?How can I make you like Admah?How can I treat you like Zeboiim?I have had a change of heart;My compassion is stirred!
They attack as warriors attack;they scale walls as men of war do.Each goes on his own path,and they do not change their course.