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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Jonah 3:9 Parallel: Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?</title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/parallel/jonah/3-9.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new5.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/jonah/3-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmstr/jonah/3-9.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="http://biblehub.com/tools.htm">Parallel</a> > Jonah 3:9</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../jonah/3-8.htm" title="Jonah 3:8">◄</a> Jonah 3:9 <a href="../jonah/3-10.htm" title="Jonah 3:10">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jonah/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jonah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jonah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jonah/3.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jonah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who knows, God may turn and relent, and turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jonah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"Who knows, God may turn and relent and withdraw His burning anger so that we will not perish."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jonah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Who knows, God may turn and relent, and withdraw His burning anger so that we shall not perish?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jonah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Who knows, God may turn [in compassion] and relent and withdraw His burning anger (judgment) so that we will not perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jonah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who knows? God may turn and relent; he may turn from his burning anger so that we will not perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jonah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jonah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Perhaps God will change his mind; perhaps he will stop being angry, and we will not die!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jonah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Who knows? God may reconsider his plans and turn from his burning anger so that we won't die."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jonah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Who knows but that God may relent, have compassion, and turn from his fierce anger, so that we are not exterminated?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jonah/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Who knows? Perhaps God might be willing to change his mind and relent and turn from his fierce anger so that we might not die."</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jonah/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Who can tell <i>if</i> God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jonah/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Who can tell <i>if</i> God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/jonah/3.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jonah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jonah/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/jonah/3.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jonah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/jonah/3.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Who knows? God may repent, and He may have pity and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we do not perish."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/jonah/3.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who knoweth but that God will turn and repent, and will turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jonah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jonah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/jonah/3.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Who can tell if God will turne, and repent and turne away from his fierce wrath, that we perish not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/jonah/3.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Who can tel whether God wyl turne and be moued with repentaunce, and turne from his fierce wrath, that we perishe not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/jonah/3.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Who can tell? God maye turne, and repete, and cease from his fearce wrath, that we perish not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tyndale/jonah/3.htm">Tyndale Bible of 1526</a></span><br />who can tell whether god will turne and repent and cease from his fearce wrathe that we perish not?</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jonah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who knows? He turns back, and God has relented, and has turned back from the heat of His anger, and we do not perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jonah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who knoweth? He doth turn back, and God hath repented, and hath turned back from the heat of His anger, and we do not perish.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jonah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Who shall know God will turn back and lament, and turning back from the burning of his anger and we shall not perish?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jonah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who can tell if God will turn, and forgive: and will turn away from his fierce anger, and we shall not perish? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jonah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Who knows if God may turn and forgive, and may turn away from his furious wrath, so that we might not perish?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jonah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Who knows if God turns and shows mercy upon us and turns from us the heat of his wrath that we will not be destroyed!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jonah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who knows if God will return and have mercy upon us, and remove from us his fierce anger, that we may perish not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jonah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from His fierce anger, that we perish not?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jonah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Who knows if God will repent, and turn from his fierce anger, and <i>so</i> we shall not perish?</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/jonah/3.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yō·w·ḏê·a‘ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">knows?</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yā·šūḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">may turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: wə·ni·ḥam (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">and relent;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·šāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">He may turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/2740.htm" title="2740: mê·ḥă·rō·wn (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- (burning of) anger. Or charon; from charah; a burning of anger.">from His fierce</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">anger,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so that we will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: nō·ḇêḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">perish.”</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/jonah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310. miy (me) -- who?">Who</a><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045. yada' (yaw-dah') -- to know"> knoweth</a><a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725. shuwb (shoob) -- to turn back, return">? He doth turn back</a><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god">, and God</a><a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162. nacham (naw-kham') -- to be sorry, console oneself"> hath repented</a><a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725. shuwb (shoob) -- to turn back, return">, and hath turned back</a><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from"> from</a><a href="/hebrew/2740.htm" title="2740. charown (khaw-rone') -- (burning of) anger"> the heat</a><a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639. 'aph (af) -- a nostril, nose, face, anger"> of His anger</a><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808. lo' (lo) -- not">, and we do not</a><a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6. 'abad (aw-bad') -- to perish"> perish.’</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/jonah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="מִי pii 4310">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqPmsa 3045"> knows</a>? <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> God</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqi3ms 7725"> may turn</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="נחם vnp3ms{2} 5162"> relent</a>; <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqp3ms{2} 7725">He may turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> His</a> <a href="/hebrew/2740.htm" title="חָרֹון ncmsc 2740"> burning anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="אַף_2 ncmsc 639"></a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> we will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="אבד vqi1cp 6"> perish</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/jonah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310. miy (me) -- who?">"Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045. yada' (yaw-dah') -- to know">knows,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725. shuwb (shoob) -- to turn back, return">may turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162. nacham (naw-kham') -- to be sorry, console oneself">and relent</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725. shuwb (shoob) -- to turn back, return">and withdraw</a> <a href="/hebrew/2740.htm" title="2740. charown (khaw-rone') -- (burning of) anger">His burning</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639. 'aph (af) -- a nostril, nose, face, anger">anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6. 'abad (aw-bad') -- to perish">so that we will not perish."</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/jonah/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045. yada' (yaw-dah') -- to know">Who can tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god">[if] God</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725. shuwb (shoob) -- to turn back, return">will turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162. nacham (naw-kham') -- to be sorry, console oneself">and repent,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725. shuwb (shoob) -- to turn back, return">and turn away</a> <a href="/hebrew/2740.htm" title="2740. charown (khaw-rone') -- (burning of) anger">from his fierce</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639. 'aph (af) -- a nostril, nose, face, anger">anger,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6. 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