Jonah 3:10 When God saw their actions--that they had turned from their evil ways--He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.

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New International Version
When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.

New Living Translation
When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.

English Standard Version
When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.

Berean Standard Bible
When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.

Berean Literal Bible
And God saw their deeds, that they turned back from their evil way, and God relented from the disaster that He had said to do to them, and He did not do it.

King James Bible
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

New King James Version
Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it.

New American Standard Bible
When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their evil way, then God relented of the disaster which He had declared He would bring on them. So He did not do it.

NASB 1995
When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would bring upon them. And He did not do it.

NASB 1977
When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would bring upon them. And He did not do it.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way, so God relented concerning the evil which He had spoken He would bring upon them. And He did not bring it upon them.

Amplified Bible
When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God [had compassion and] relented concerning the disaster which He had declared that He would bring upon them. And He did not do it.

Berean Annotated Bible
When God {Elohim} saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.

Christian Standard Bible
God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways —so God relented from the disaster he had threatened them with. And he did not do it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—so God relented from the disaster He had threatened to do to them. And He did not do it.

American Standard Version
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil which he said he would do unto them; and he did it not.

Contemporary English Version
When God saw that the people had stopped doing evil things, he had pity and did not destroy them as he had planned.

English Revised Version
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, which he said he would do unto them; and he did it not.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God saw what they did. He saw that they turned from their wicked ways. So God reconsidered his threat to destroy them, and he didn't do it.

Good News Translation
God saw what they did; he saw that they had given up their wicked behavior. So he changed his mind and did not punish them as he had said he would.

International Standard Version
God took note of what they did—that they turned from their evil ways. Because God relented concerning the trouble about which he had warned them, he did not carry it out.

NET Bible
When God saw their actions--they turned from their evil way of living!--God relented concerning the judgment he had threatened them with and he did not destroy them.

New Heart English Bible
God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he did not do it.

Webster's Bible Translation
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do to them; and he did it not.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.

World English Bible
God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn’t do it.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And God sees their works, that they have turned back from their evil way, and God relents of the evil that He spoke of doing to them, and He has not done [it].

Berean Literal Bible
And God saw their deeds, that they turned back from their evil way, and God relented from the disaster that He had said to do to them, and He did not do it.

Young's Literal Translation
And God seeth their works, that they have turned back from their evil way, and God repenteth of the evil that He spake of doing to them, and he hath not done it.

Smith's Literal Translation
And God will see their works that they turned back from their evil way, and God will lament for the evil which he spake to do to them: and he did it not.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And God saw their works, that they were turned from their evil way: and God had mercy with regard to the evil which he had said that he would do to them, and he did it not.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And God saw their works, that they had been converted from their evil way. And God took pity on them, concerning the harm that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.

New American Bible
When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.

New Revised Standard Version
When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil ways; he turned away from them his fierce anger, and he did not destroy them.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And God saw their works, that they repented from their evil ways, and he turned the heat of his wrath from them, and he did not destroy them
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, which He said He would do unto them; and He did it not.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil ways; and God repented of the evil which he had said he would do to them; and he did it not.

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Context
Nineveh Repents
…9Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.” 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.

Cross References
When God saw their actions—

2 Chronicles 12:7
When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.

Genesis 6:5-6
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. / And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
that they had turned from their evil ways—

Jeremiah 18:11
Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’

Jeremiah 25:5
The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.

Ezekiel 18:30-32
Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!
He relented from the disaster

Exodus 32:14
So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.

2 Samuel 24:16
But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Amos 7:3
So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.
He had threatened to bring upon them.

Jeremiah 26:3
Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds.

Jeremiah 26:13
So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you.

Jeremiah 18:7-10
At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed. / But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring. / And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom, …
Joel 2:13
So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

Ezekiel 18:21-23
But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. / None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live. / Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?

2 Chronicles 7:14
and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.


Treasury of Scripture

And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do to them; and he did it not.

God saw.

1 Kings 21:27-29
And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly…

Job 33:27,28
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; …

Jeremiah 31:18-20
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God…

and God repented.

Jonah 4:2
And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

Jeremiah 18:8
If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

Joel 2:13
And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

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Jonah 3
1. Jonah, sent again, preaches to the Ninevites.
5. Upon their repentance,
10. God relents.










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When God saw their actions—

God saw outward acts that testified to an inward turning: fasting, sackcloth, humility, and the abandonment of wickedness and violence. Nineveh’s response showed that repentance must reach conduct, not remain a moment of fear or religious display. The Lord searches hearts, yet He also regards the fruit that reveals whether repentance is genuine.

2Ch 12:7 When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves,…
Gen 6:5-6 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man…
Pro 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place…

that they had turned from their evil ways—

The people of Nineveh did not merely mourn the threatened judgment; they forsook the sins that had marked their city. Their repentance is especially striking because Assyria was known for cruelty and aggression. God’s call through Jonah reached a pagan people and demonstrated that His mercy extends to all who turn from sin. Their response anticipates the call of Christ for repentance joined with faith and a changed life.

Jer 18:11 Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents…
Jer 25:5 The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you,…
Ezk 18:30-32 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you…

He relented from the disaster

God withheld the announced judgment because the purpose of the warning had been fulfilled. His mercy did not deny His justice; the destruction was deserved, but repentance brought reprieve. God’s character remains unchanging, while His dealings with people rightly differ according to whether they persist in rebellion or humble themselves before Him. Jeremiah likewise teaches that God may withhold judgment from a nation that turns from evil.

Exo 32:14 So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened…
2Sa 24:16 But when the angel stretched out his hand…
Amo 7:3 So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,”…

He had threatened to bring upon them.

Jonah’s proclamation of coming overthrow was a true warning, not an empty threat. God used the message of judgment to awaken Nineveh before judgment fell. The city’s deliverance reveals the Lord’s patience and His desire that sinners turn and live. Yet the spared generation did not remove Assyria’s long-term accountability, for later generations returned to violence and idolatry, and Nineveh was eventually destroyed as Nahum foretold.

Jer 26:3 Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way…
Jer 26:13 So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice…
Jer 18:7-10 At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom…

Persons / Places / Events
1. God
The sovereign Creator who is compassionate and merciful, willing to relent from sending calamity when people repent.

2. Ninevites
The inhabitants of Nineveh, a great city known for its wickedness, who responded to Jonah's message with repentance.

3. Jonah
A prophet of God who initially resisted God's call to preach to Nineveh but eventually obeyed and delivered God's message.

4. Nineveh
The capital city of Assyria, known for its size and wickedness, which repented at Jonah's preaching.

5. Repentance
The act of turning away from sin and evil, demonstrated by the Ninevites in response to Jonah's warning.
Teaching Points
God's Mercy and Compassion
God is willing to forgive and show mercy when people genuinely repent. His character is consistent throughout Scripture, emphasizing His desire for restoration rather than destruction.

The Power of Repentance
True repentance involves a change of heart and actions. The Ninevites' response demonstrates that no one is beyond the reach of God's grace if they turn from their evil ways.

Obedience to God's Call
Jonah's eventual obedience led to a city-wide revival. Our willingness to follow God's direction can have significant impacts on others.

God's Sovereignty and Justice
While God is just and must address sin, He is also sovereign and can choose to relent from judgment when there is genuine repentance.

The Role of Prophets and Messengers
Jonah's role as a prophet highlights the importance of delivering God's message, even when it is challenging. God uses His messengers to bring about change and repentance.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Jonah 3:10?

2. How does Jonah 3:10 demonstrate God's mercy and willingness to forgive repentance?

3. What actions did the Ninevites take that led God to "relent from disaster"?

4. How can we apply the Ninevites' example of repentance in our own lives?

5. What other biblical instances show God relenting from judgment due to repentance?

6. How does Jonah 3:10 encourage us to trust in God's compassion and forgiveness?

7. How does Jonah 3:10 demonstrate God's willingness to forgive repentant sinners?

8. What does Jonah 3:10 reveal about God's nature in relation to justice and mercy?

9. How does the repentance of Nineveh challenge our understanding of divine judgment?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Jonah 3?


What Does Jonah 3:10 Mean
When God saw their actions

• God is personally attentive to human behavior; nothing escapes His notice (Proverbs 15:3).

• “Saw” underscores more than observation—it conveys evaluation, just as Genesis 6:5 records Him seeing mankind’s wickedness.

• The Ninevites’ deeds of fasting, sackcloth, and proclamation of repentance (Jonah 3:5–8) were visible evidences of inward change, reminding us that “faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead” (James 2:17).

• Like the widow’s two coins that Jesus “saw” (Luke 21:1–4), God looks beyond words to tangible acts flowing from the heart.

that they had turned from their evil ways

• Repentance is literally a turning—abandoning one path for another (Isaiah 55:7).

• The Ninevites reversed “their evil ways,” echoing Ezekiel 18:30: “Repent and turn from all your transgressions.”

• True turning involves:

– Recognition of sin (Psalm 51:3).

– Sorrow over sin (2 Corinthians 7:10).

– Reversal of conduct (Luke 3:8).

• God honors even Gentile repentance; His promise in Jeremiah 18:7-8 applies universally: if a nation turns, He will relent.

He relented

• “Relented” expresses God’s compassionate responsiveness, not fickleness (Numbers 23:19 affirms His unchanging nature).

• His declared judgment was conditional, built into the prophetic warning. When conditions changed, so did the outcome, much like Exodus 32:14 where “the LORD relented from the calamity.”

• This showcases both His justice—sin must be judged—and His mercy—He desires salvation (2 Peter 3:9).

from the disaster

• The threatened “overthrow” (Jonah 3:4) paralleled the fate of Sodom (Genesis 19:24-25), underscoring the seriousness of sin.

• Deliverance from impending judgment illustrates Psalm 103:10: “He has not dealt with us according to our sins.”

• Disaster withheld becomes testimony to God’s goodness that leads to further repentance (Romans 2:4).

He had threatened to bring upon them

• God’s warnings are loving interventions, not empty threats (Amos 3:7).

• The 40-day window (Jonah 3:4) offered space for change, reflecting His longsuffering character (Isaiah 30:18).

• Threat and mercy together reveal the fullness of His character—holiness that judges sin and love that seeks restoration (Psalm 85:10).

summary

Jonah 3:10 displays a righteous God who keenly observes human conduct, honors genuine repentance, and graciously withholds deserved judgment. The Ninevites’ visible turning moved Him to cancel catastrophe, confirming His consistent pattern: when people abandon sin and seek Him, He responds with mercy. The verse calls believers to live repentantly, trust His readiness to forgive, and proclaim His warning-and-grace message to a world still in need of turning.

(10) And God repented.—See Note, Genesis 6:6.

And he did it not.—As we are entirely ignorant of the nature of the threatened destruction, so are we also of the mode in which it was averted. Possibly some inscription throwing light on the book of Jonah may yet be discovered.

Verse 10. - § 4. God accepts this repentance, and the threatened destruction is averted. God saw their works. There is no notice in the inscriptions of this "repentance," or of any change in the polytheistic worship of the Ninevites. But the existing records of this period are singularly meagre, and show a state of calamity and depression, of internal commotions and famine. Nor is it usual in the monumental history to find mention of any events but wars and the execution of material works; moral reformations are not recorded. God repented of the evil (Exodus 32:14). This is an anthropopathical mode of speaking; God acted as if, taking man's view of the transaction, he repented. The sentence was conditional, as Jonah well knew (Jonah 4:2), in accordance with the great principle laid down in Jeremiah 18:7, etc., viz. that if a nation against which sentence is pronounced turn from its evil way, the sentence shall not be executed. God does not change, but he threatens that man may change (see note on Amos 7:3; and observe the same principle applied to individuals, Ezekiel 33:8, 13-16). He did it not. The evil day was postponed. This partial repentance, though it was not permanent and made little lasting impression on the national life, showed that there was some element of good in these Assyrians, and that they were not yet ripe for destruction. It has been considered to be a proof of the unhistorical character of the Book of Jonah that no mention of any of the incidents is made in the Books of Kings and Chronicles; but there is nothing strange in this. Those records never touch external politics except as closely connected with Israel's fortunes; and, derived as they were from national annals, it would have been unnatural for them to have narrated events happening so far away, and not likely to be introduced in the documents on which their history was founded.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When God
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

saw
וַיַּ֤רְא (way·yar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

their actions—
מַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם (ma·‘ă·śê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

that
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they had turned
שָׁ֖בוּ (šā·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

from their evil
הָרָעָ֑ה (hā·rā·‘āh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

ways—
מִדַּרְכָּ֣ם (mid·dar·kām)
Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

[He]
הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

relented
וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם (way·yin·nā·ḥem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge

from
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the disaster
הָרָעָ֛ה (hā·rā·‘āh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

He had threatened
דִּבֶּ֥ר (dib·ber)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to bring
לַעֲשׂוֹת־ (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ-)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

upon them.
לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem)
Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They


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