Who knows?<n id="1" /> Perhaps God might be willing to change his mind and relent<n id="2" /> and turn from his fierce anger<n id="3" /> so that we might not die.&#8221;<n id="4" />

When God saw their actions &#8211; they turned<n id="1" /> from their evil way of living!<n id="2" /> &#8211; God relented concerning the judgment<n id="3" /> he had threatened them with<n id="4" /> and he did not destroy them.<n id="5" />p>

He prayed to the <sc>Lordsc> and said, &#8220;Oh, <sc>Lordsc>, this is just what I thought<n id="1" /> would happen<n id="2" /> when I was in my own country.<n id="3" /> This is what I tried to prevent<n id="4" /> by attempting to escape to Tarshish!<n id="5" /> &#8211; because I knew<n id="6" /> that you are gracious and compassionate, slow to anger<n id="7" /> and abounding<n id="8" /> in mercy, and one who relents concerning threatened judgment.<n id="9" />