Jonah
Jonah 3:10
10When God saw their actions— that they had turned from their evil ways— He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When God | הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| saw | וַיַּ֤רְא | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| their actions | מַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם | ma·‘ă·śê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4639 deed, work |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they had turned | שָׁ֖בוּ | šā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| from their evil | הָרָעָ֑ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| ways | מִדַּרְכָּ֣ם | mid·dar·kām | Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| relented | וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם | way·yin·nā·ḥem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
| from | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the disaster | הָרָעָ֛ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| He had threatened | דִּבֶּ֥ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to bring | לַעֲשׂוֹת־ | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ- | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| upon them | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 18:8 · 1 Kings 21:27–29 · Exodus 32:14 · Amos 7:6 · Luke 11:32 · Luke 15:20 · Amos 7:3 · Jeremiah 31:18–20 · Joel 2:13 · Jonah 4:2 · Job 33:27–28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.