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repentest

Meaning of “repentest”

Second-person singular present form of repent, meaning to change the mind or purpose concerning what has been done or intended, often coupled with grief or sorrow.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: Jonah 4:2

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The KJV occurrence

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Jonah 4:2
And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jonah 4:2 · retained source text

And he prayed vnto the LORD, and sayd, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my countrey? Therefore I fledde before vnto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and mercifull, slow to anger, and of great kindnesse, and repentest thee of the euill.

1611 marginal noteChap. 1.8.

1611 marginal noteExo.34.6. psal.86.5. ioel 2.13.

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Historical definitions

Applied to the Supreme Being, to change the course of providential dealings.

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