^3 (A)It may be they will listen, and every one turn from his evil way, ^(B)that I may relent of the disaster that I intend to do to them ^(C)because of their evil deeds.

¹³ Now therefore ^(A)mend your ways and your deeds, ^(B)and obey the voice of the Lord your God, ^(C)and the Lord will relent of the disaster that he has pronounced against you.

¹⁹ Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? ^(A)Did he not fear the Lord and entreat the favour of the Lord, ^(B)and did not the Lord relent of the disaster that he had pronounced against them? ^(C)But we are about to bring great disaster upon ourselves.”

¹⁸ Whenever the Lord raised up judges for them, ^(A)the Lord was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. ^(B)For the Lord was moved to pity by ^(C)their groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them.

¹⁰ When God saw what they did, ^(A)how they turned from their evil way, ^(B)God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.