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Jonah 4:2

WEB

2He prayed to the LORD, and said, “Please, LORD, wasn’t this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm.

KJV

2And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

BSB

2[+] So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.

FBV

2He prayed to the Lord and told him, “Lord, wasn't this what I said when I was back home?[+] That's why I ran away to Tarshish in the first place! For I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, very patient[+] and full of kindhearted love, who relents from sending disaster.

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Extra References

Psalms 86:15

15But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

Exodus 34:6-7

6The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, “The LORD! The LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth, 7keeping loving kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and disobedience and sin; and who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the children’s children, on the third and on the fourth generation.”

Numbers 14:18-19

18‘The LORD is slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, forgiving iniquity and disobedience; and he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation.’ 19Please pardon the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of your loving kindness, and just as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”

Joel 2:13-14

13Tear your heart and not your garments, and turn to the LORD, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity. 14Who knows? He may turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal offering and a drink offering to the LORD, your God.

Psalms 145:8

8The LORD is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.

Psalms 86:5

5For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

Micah 7:18

18Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.

Exodus 32:14

14So the LORD turned away from the evil which he said he would do to his people.

Jeremiah 18:8

8if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.

Psalms 78:38

38But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.