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Bible Verses About The Anger of God: Is averted upon confession of sin and repentance

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Verses on Is averted upon confession of sin and repentance

  1. Many times did he deliver them; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity.

  2. Nevertheless he regarded their distress, When he heard their cry:

  3. And he remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

  4. I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.

  5. Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.

  6. Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearneth for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.

  7. Yet even now, saith Jehovah, turn ye unto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

  8. and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

  9. Who knoweth whether he will not turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal-offering and a drink-offering unto Jehovah your God?

  10. I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight:

  11. I am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

  12. And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.