World English Bible
"Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?""
— Jonah 3:9, World English Bible
“Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?”
“Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? ”
“Who knows? Perhaps God might be willing to change his mind and relent and turn from his fierce anger so that we might not die.””
“Who can tell if God will turn, and forgive: and will turn away from his fierce anger, and we shall not perish?”
“Who may say that God will not be turned, changing his purpose and turning away from his burning wrath, so that destruction may not overtake us?”
“Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?”
The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, "Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;
but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and animal, and let them cry mightily to God. Yes, let them turn everyone from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands.
Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?"
God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn't do it.