Repentance on the part of the Lord

 

In the Bible, there are several verses that mention repentance on the part of the Lord. Here are some of them:

Genesis 6:6 (KJV): "And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart."

 

Genesis 6:7 (KJV): "And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them."

 

 Jeremiah 18:8 (KJV): "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."

 

Jeremiah 26:13 (KJV): "Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you."

 

Jeremiah 42:10 (KJV): "If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you."

 

Jeremiah 26:3 (KJV): "If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings."

Exodus 13:17 (KJV): "And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:"

Exodus 32:14 (KJV): "And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people."

 

1 Samuel 15:11 (KJV): "It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments."

 

Joel 2:13 (KJV): "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."

 

Joel 2:14 (KJV): "Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?"

 

Amos 7:3 (KJV): "The Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord."

Amos 7:6 (KJV): "The Lord repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord God."

 

Jonah 3:9 (KJV): "Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?"

 

Jonah 3:10 (KJV): "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."

 

Jonah 4:2 (KJV): "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."

 

Zechariah 8:14 (KJV): "For thus saith the Lord of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord of hosts, and I repented not:"

 

Psalm 106:45 (KJV): "And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies."

 

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