many readers. However, examples are not difficult to find. In Ezekiel 26:1–7, the prophet declares that Nebuchadnezzar will lay waste to Tyre; then, in a later-dated prophecy, Ezekiel states that, since Nebuchadnezzar had been unable to conquer Tyre, the Lord would give him Egypt instead (Ezek. 29:17–20). In Jonah 3:4, the prophet confidently delivers his message: “Forty days more, and Ninevah shall be overthrown!” However, when the people of Ninevah repent, God changes God’s mind, and the city is