上帝或許會施憐憫，收回烈怒，使我們不致滅亡，也未可知。」

或者神转意后悔，不发烈怒，使我们不致灭亡，也未可知。”

谁知道上帝也许会回心转意，不发烈怒，使我们不致灭亡。”

谁知道神也许会回心转意，不发烈怒，使我们不致灭亡。”

上帝或许会施怜悯，收回烈怒，使我们不致灭亡，也未可知。”

或者神回心转意，不发烈怒，使我们不致灭亡。’”

或许神会转回、施怜悯，从他猛烈的怒气中转回，使我们不致灭亡。’”

或者神轉意後悔，不發烈怒，使我們不致滅亡，也未可知。」

誰知道上帝也許會回心轉意，不發烈怒，使我們不致滅亡。」

誰知道神也許會回心轉意，不發烈怒，使我們不致滅亡。」

或者神回心轉意，不發烈怒，使我們不致滅亡。’”

或者上帝改變初衷，回心轉意、不發烈怒，使我們不至於滅亡，也未可知。』

或許神會轉回、施憐憫，從他猛烈的怒氣中轉回，使我們不致滅亡。』」

上帝或回心轉意、息其烈怒、俾我不亡、亦未可知、

庶幾上帝或回厥志、而息其怒、使我不亡。

或天主回厥志、息其盛怒、使我不亡、亦未可知、

Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.”

Who knows? God might take pity on us. He might not be angry with us anymore. Then we won’t die.”

Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”

Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.”

Who knows? God may turn and relent; he may turn from his burning anger so that we will not perish.

Who knows, God may turn and relent, and turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish.”

Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish?

Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish.

Who can tell[ if] God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

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.”

Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”

大衛說：「不錯，孩子活著的時候我禁食、哀哭，因為我想也許耶和華會向我開恩，讓他活命。

祂沒有忘記與他們立的約，因祂偉大無比的愛而憐憫他們。

你們要恨惡邪惡，喜愛良善，在城門口伸張正義，也許萬軍之上帝耶和華會恩待約瑟的餘民。

我要動身回到我父親身邊，對他說，父親，我得罪了天，也得罪了你，今後，我再也不配作你的兒子，請把我當作僱工看待吧。』於是他動身回家。「他父親遠遠地看見他，就動了慈心，跑上前去抱著他連連親吻。

船長來到約拿身邊對他說：「你這個人，怎麼這時候還在睡覺！快起來祈求你的神吧，也許你的神會憐憫我們，饒我們一命。」

你們要撕心般地悔改，而不是撕裂衣服。歸向你們的上帝耶和華吧，因為祂有恩典和憐憫，不輕易發怒，有無限的慈愛，不忍心降災禍。誰知道呢？或許祂轉念心生憐憫，給你們留下祝福，使你們可以再次向你們的上帝耶和華獻上素祭和奠祭。