Not to worry!
There is also Malachi, "I YHWH change not, therefore, you, O Jacob, are not consumed". James, "The Father of lights . . . no variableness nor shadow of turning". Places like that.
Genesis 6:5-8 KJV
5) And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6) And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7) And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8) But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
This is the first place "repent" appears. I know when we think of ourselves repenting, it's because we realize we've been wrong, and we are turning away from that, towards what is right. I think this characterizes the Hebrew word for repentance.
Was that how it was with God? Or does this say something different about Him?
Much love!
God changes not, because of that we believers are not consumed, as God is a God of sure and certain promises.
God's precious promises is to save the righteous who are justified by faith and destroy the wicked in eternal fire of hell.
But I think Malachi verse goes further than that, as it is talking about the elect who are and who will be saved through all time, past, present, future.
Only the elect of God obtain salvation, while the others, the non elect are blinded, hardened, made stubborn. That is actively done by God.
Romans 11:7
KJ21
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded,
ASV
What then? That which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:
AMP
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking [that is, God’s favor by obedience to the Law], but the elect [those chosen few] obtained it, while the rest of them became hardened
and callously indifferent;
AMPC
What then [shall we conclude]? Israel failed to obtain what it sought [God’s favor by obedience to the Law]. Only the elect (those chosen few) obtained it, while the rest of them became callously indifferent (blinded, hardened, and made insensible to it).
NABRE
What then? What Israel was seeking it did not attain, but the elect attained it; the rest were hardened,
NASB
What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened;
NASB1995
What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened;
NCB
What follows, then? Israel was unable to attain what it was seeking. The elect attained it, but the rest were hardened,
NCV
So this is what has happened: Although the Israelites tried to be right with God, they did not succeed, but the ones God chose did become right with him. The others were made stubborn and refused to listen to God.
NET
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The rest were hardened,
NIRV
What should we say then? The people of Israel did not receive what they wanted so badly. Those Israelites who were chosen did receive it. But the rest of the people were made stubborn.
NIV
What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain. The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,
NIVUK
What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain. The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,
NKJV
What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
