Jonah 3:10

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8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, ^alet every one turn from his evil way and from ^bthe violence that is in his hands.

9 ^aWho can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish?

10 ^aThen God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it.

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Adam Clarke

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Jonah 3:10

And Gods saw their works - They repented, and brought forth fruits meet for repentance; works which showed that they did most earnestly repent. He therefore changed his purpose, and the city was saved. The purpose was: If the Ninevites do not return from their evil ways, and the violence that is in their hands, within forty days, I will destroy the city. The Ninevites did return, etc., and therefore escaped the threatened judgment. Thus we see that the threatening was conditional.

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