Berean Standard Bible
“When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.”
Jonah, after being rescued from the fish, finally preaches in Nineveh, and the people from the king to the least repent with fasting and turning from violence. The Assyrian capital was a feared enemy of Israel.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
King James Version (KJV)
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil which he said he would do unto them; and he did it not.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And God saw what they did, how they were turned from their evil way; and God's purpose was changed as to the evil which he said he would do to them, and he did it not.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y vió Dios lo que hicieron, que se convirtieron de su mal camino: y arrepintióse del mal que había dicho les había de hacer, y no lo hizo.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Cuando Dios vio que los ninivitas estaban dispuestos a dejar su mala conducta, decidió no destruirlos como había planeado.
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