So the Lord had pity on them.“ I will let them continue for now,” he said.

耶和华就后悔说：“这灾可以免了。”

耶和华对这事改变心意，耶和华说：“这灾可以免了。”

耶和华对这事改变心意，耶和华说：“这灾可以免了。”

于是，耶和华心生怜悯，说：“我不降这灾了。”

耶和华对这事改变心意，耶和华说：“这事不会发生。”

耶和華就後悔說：「這災可以免了。」

耶和華對這事改變心意，耶和華說：「這災可以免了。」

耶和華對這事改變心意，耶和華說：「這災可以免了。」

於是，耶和華心生憐憫，說：「我不降這災了。」

耶和華對這事改變心意，耶和華說：“這事不會發生。”

永恆主對這事改變了心意；主永恆主就說：『這事不發生啦。』

耶和華回意曰、必免其災、耶和華言之矣、○

耶和華乃回厥志、曰、此災可免。

主乃回厥志曰、此災可免、

So the Lord relented.“ This will not happen,” the Lord said.

The Lord relented concerning this:“ It shall not be,” said the Lord.

So the Lord relented from this plan.“ I will not do it,” he said.

The LORD relented concerning this.“ It will not happen,” he said.

The Lord relented of this.“ It shall not be,” said the Lord.

So the Lord relented concerning this.“ It shall not be,” said the Lord.

Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah.

The Lord relented concerning this.“ It will not happen,” He said.

The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.

The LORD decided not to do this.“ It will not happen,” the LORD said.

Yahweh relented concerning this.“ It shall not be,” says Yahweh.

The Lord will come to the aid of his people. He’ll show tender love to those who serve him. He will know when their strength is gone. He’ll see that no one at all is left.

God saw what they did. He saw that they stopped doing what was evil. So he took pity on them. He didn’t destroy them as he had said he would.

The Lord continues,“ People of Ephraim, how can I give you up? Israel, how can I hand you over to your enemies? Can I destroy you as I did the town of Admah? Can I treat you like Zeboyim? My heart is stirred inside me. It is filled with pity for you.

Because they were his people, he remembered his covenant. Because of his great love, he felt sorry for them.

Who knows? He might turn toward you and not bring his judgment. He might even give you his blessing. Then you can bring grain offerings and drink offerings to the Lord your God.

God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing it, the Lord saw it. The Lord decided to end the plague he had sent. So he spoke to the angel who was destroying the people. He said,“ That is enough! Do not kill any more people!” The angel of the Lord was standing at Araunah’s threshing floor. Araunah was from the city of Jebus.

So confess your sins to one another. Pray for one another so that you might be healed. The prayer of a godly person is powerful. Things happen because of it.

Did King Hezekiah or anyone else in Judah put Micah to death? Hezekiah had respect for the Lord and tried to please him. And the Lord didn’t judge Jerusalem as he said he would. He didn’t bring on it the trouble he said he would bring. But we are about to bring horrible trouble on ourselves!”

So the Lord had pity on them.“ I will let them continue for now,” the Lord and King said.