New American Standard Bible 1995

Jonah 3:8-10

8But both manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120and beastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הve.ha.be.he.MahH929must be coveredוְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּve.yit.ka.SuH3680with sackclothשַׂקִּ֗יםsa.KimH8242; and let mencallוְיִקְרְא֥וּve.yik.re.'UH7121on Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430earnestlyבְּחָזְקָ֑הbe.cha.ze.KahH2394that eachאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376mayturnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725from his wickedH7463wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870and from the violenceהֶחָמָ֖סhe.cha.MasH2555whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is inhis handsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

9Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310knowsיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045,Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430may turnיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725and relentוְנִחַ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162and withdrawוְשָׁ֛בve.ShavH7725His burningמֵחֲר֥וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639so that we will not perishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6.”

10When Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200their deedsמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םma.'a.sei.HemH4639, that theyturnedשָׁ֖בוּSha.vuH7725from their wickedH7463wayמִדַּרְכָּ֣םmi.dar.KamH1870, thenGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430relentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162concerningעַל־'al-H5921the calamityH7463whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had declaredדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696He wouldbringלַעֲשׂוֹת־la.'a.sot-H6213upon them. And He did not doעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213it.

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