What does Repent mean in the Bible?

First uses (BSB)

1. 1 Kings 8:47

   and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’

2. 1 Kings 13:33

   Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.

3. 2 Chronicles 6:37

   and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’

4. Job 42:6

   Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes.”

5. Psalm 7:12

   If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.

6. Psalm 78:34

   When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.

7. Proverbs 1:23

   If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.

8. Isaiah 30:15

   For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”

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