Is Jeremiah 26:3 inconsistent with the idea of an all-knowing God? [Spirituality & Religion]

[quote]Perhaps they will listen and each will turn from their evil ways. Then I will relent and not inflict on them the disaster I was planning because of the evil they have done.[/quote]

Does God not know if the people will turn from their evil ways?
If he [i]does [/i] know then why suggest the conditional reaction on his part to a potential action by the people?

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