³ This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “^(A)Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you live in this place.

⁵ For ^(A)if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly ^(B)practice justice between a person and his neighbor,

^8 (A)if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will ^(B)relent of the disaster that I planned to bring on it.

¹¹ So now, speak to the men of Judah and against the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am ^(A)forming a disaster against you and devising a plan against you. Now ^(B)turn back, each of you from his evil way, and ^[a]correct your ways and your deeds!”’

^3 (A)Perhaps they will listen and everyone will turn from his evil way, and ^(B)I will relent of the disaster which I am planning to inflict on them because of the evil of their deeds.’

¹⁵ Also I have sent to you all My ^(A)servants the prophets, sending them again and again, saying: ‘^(B)Turn now every person from his evil way and amend your deeds, and ^(C)do not follow other gods to worship them. Then you will ^(D)live in the land which I have given to you and to your forefathers; but you have not ^(E)inclined your ear or listened to Me.

^9 (A)Who knows, God may turn and relent, and turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish.”

² Then he ^(A)prayed to the Lord and said, “Please Lord, was this not ^[a]what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore in anticipation of this I ^(B)fled to Tarshish, since I knew that You are a ^(C)gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in mercy, and One who relents of disaster.