When the people of Nineveh repented and turned around from their bad way, the Bible says: “The true God felt regret over the calamity that he had spoken of causing to them; and he did not cause it. ” ​ — Jonah 3: 10.
Piiblis on kirjas, et kui Niineve elanikud tundsid kahetsust ja pöördusid oma kurjalt teelt, siis „Jumal kahetses kurja, mis ta oli lubanud neile teha, ega teinud seda mitte ”.