Jonah 3:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִֽי־יוֹדֵ֣עַ יָשׁ֔וּב וְנִחַ֖ם הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְשָׁ֛ב מֵחֲר֥וֹן אַפּ֖וֹ וְלֹ֥א נֹאבֵֽד׃

Transliteration

mî-yôḏēaʿ yāšûḇ and-niḥam the-ʾĕlōhîm and-šāḇ from-ḥărôn ʾappô and-not nōʾḇēḏ.

Grammar Details

*mî*: interrogative pronoun - who
*yôḏēaʿ*: qal participle masculine singular - knowing
*yāšûḇ*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will turn
*niḥam*: niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw conjunction - and be relenting
*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun with definite article - the God
*šāḇ*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw conjunction - and turn away
*ḥărôn*: masculine singular construct noun with preposition - from heat of
*ʾappô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his anger/nostrils
*nōʾḇēḏ*: qal imperfect 1st person plural with negative particle - we will not perish

Word Meanings

*mî*-*yôḏēaʿ*: who knows/perhaps/it may be that
*yāšûḇ*: he will turn/return/relent
*niḥam*: will relent/be sorry/change his mind
*ḥărôn* *ʾappô*: burning of his anger/fierce wrath/intense rage

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 12:22 : 22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether Jehovah will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?
Ps 106:45 : 45 And he remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
Joel 2:13-14 : 13 and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 14 Who knoweth whether he will not turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal-offering and a drink-offering unto Jehovah your God?
Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
Jonah 1:6 : 6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Luke 15:18-20 : 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: 19 I am no more worthy to be called your son: make me as one of thy hired servants. 20 And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

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