“When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, He changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction He had threatened.
For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
So he prayed to the Lord, and said, Ah, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I fled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm.”
{Jonah 3:10; James 2:13; Jonah 4:2}