1 occurrence in 12 translations

'Sorry' in the Bible

And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; but as he was about to destroy it, the Lord saw and was sorry over the calamity, and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough; now relax your hand.” And the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Verse ConceptsRegretDestruction Of JerusalemNatural Disasters

Bible Theasaurus

Dismal (2 instances)
Distressing (22 instances)
Dreary (1 instance)
Gloomy (18 instances)
Good-For-Nothing (2 instances)
Lamentable (1 instance)
Pitiful (6 instances)
Pitying (6 instances)
Regretful (1 instance)
Sorry (33 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
λυπέω 
Lupeo 
Usage: 24

περίλυπος 
Perilupos 
Usage: 3

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