Jonah
Jonah 3:9
9Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִֽי־ | mî- | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| knows | יוֹדֵ֣עַ | yō·w·ḏê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3045 know |
| God | הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| may turn | יָשׁ֔וּב | yā·šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| and relent | וְנִחַ֖ם | wə·ni·ḥam | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
| He may turn | וְשָׁ֛ב | wə·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| from His fierce | מֵחֲר֥וֹן | mê·ḥă·rō·wn | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2740 (burning of) anger |
| anger | אַפּ֖וֹ | ’ap·pōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| so that we will not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| perish | נֹאבֵֽד׃ | nō·ḇêḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H6 perish |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Samuel 12:22 · Joel 2:13–14 · Luke 15:18–20 · Jonah 1:6 · Psalm 106:45
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.