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Yahweh repented concerning this: It shall not be, says Yahweh.
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Understanding God's 'Repentance'
When the Bible says God 'repented,' it doesn't mean He changed His mind or made a mistake. Commentators explain this is an 'anthropomorphism'—describing God in human terms. It signifies a change in God's actions, not His eternal character or plan. He withholds a threatened judgment out of compassion, often in response to prayer, altering the course of events in history while His ultimate will remains unchanged.
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Amos
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Lord repented for this - God is said to "repent"—that is, to have strong compassion for, or concerning, the evil which He has either inf…
19th Century
Anglican
The Lord repented.— The judgment is withheld. On the anthropomorphism of Jehovah repenting, compare Genesis 6:5 and other passages…
Baptist
In a vision, the prophet saw the locusts or grasshoppers come to devour all the green things of the land — a very terrible visitation.
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16th Century
Protestant
Amos shows in this chapter that God had often deferred the punishments He had determined to inflict on the people. Thus, he reminds the Israelites …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord repented for this He heard the prayer of the prophet, and at his intercession averted, the threatened judgment; thus …
God bears long, but he will not always bear with a provoking people. The remembrance of the mercies we formerly received, like the produce of the e…
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