Jonah 3:9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? During the Civil War in America some soldiers of the Southern Army deserted, and found themselves caught in a wood between their own regiment and the Northern lines. To go forward or backward equally meant death. So here they hid and starved, feeding on berries. Meanwhile the Southern Confederacy was broken up, and peace was made between North and South. One day an officer riding through found them and challenging them, heard their fears. You have nothing to fear, he said. "Peace has been proclaimed. You can have all you want by going to the nearest village and asking for it." So it is between the race and God. Men want to know that in Christ God has reconciled the world unto Himself. (F. B. Meyer.) Parallel Verses KJV: Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? |
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