Jonah 3:10 (YLT)

Passage

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 <FI>it<Fi> .

Nearby Context

Jonah 3:8 and cover themselves <FI>with<Fi> sackcloth let man and beast, and let them call unto God mightily, and let them turn back each from his evil way, and from the violence that <FI>is<Fi> in their hands.

Jonah 3:9 Who knoweth? He doth turn back, and God hath repented, and hath turned back from the heat of His anger, and we do not perish.'

Jonah 3:10 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 <FI>it<Fi> .

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seeth", "works", "turned", "back", "evil", "repenteth", and "spake". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seeth" and "works", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Who knoweth He doth turn back and...", giving immediate footing for "seeth" and "works". In Jonah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "seeth" and "works" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.