As with many common verbs, the meaning of “to say” in the Bible is highly dependent on context. Who is speaking? Who is hearing? What is it about? Is it a command, a message, an apology, instruction? All these things enter into the meaning of “say.” In general, though, “saying” has to do with sharing truth at various levels -- from the most exalted power people can have to perceive the Lord's desires directly to the most basic of orders issued to people at their lowest.

10440. 'Turn back from the heat of Your anger' means that if He does so that nation's turning away will not be harmful. This is clear from the meaning of 'the heat of anger', when it has reference to Jehovah, as a turning away on man's part, dealt with above in 10431, so that 'turning back from the heat of anger' means that the turning away will not be harmful. What this implies is evident from what has been stated and shown in the explanations previous to this.