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Jonah 3

1Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntoJonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124thesecondשֵׁנִ֥יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965,gountoNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210,thatgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,andpreach untoitthepreachingthatIbid thee.

3SoJonahיוֹנָ֗הyo.NahH3124aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andwentuntoNinevehנִֽינְוֶ֖הnin.VehH5210,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah.NowNinevehוְנִֽינְוֵ֗הve.ni.ne.VehH5210wasH1961anexceedinggreatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419cityעִיר־'ir-H5892,ofthreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117journeyמַהֲלַ֖ךְma.ha.LakhH4109.

4AndJonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124beganH2490toenterintothecityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892aday’sי֣וֹםYomH3117journeyמַהֲלַ֖ךְma.ha.LakhH4109,andhecried,andsaidH559,Yetע֚וֹדodH5750fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117,andNinevehוְנִֽינְוֵ֖הve.ni.ne.VehH5210shallbeoverthrown.

5AndthepeopleofNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210believedH539Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430;andtheyproclaimedוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121afastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685,andputH3847onsackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242,fromthegreatestמִגְּדוֹלָ֖םmi.ge.do.LamH1419ofthemeventotheleastofthem.

6Andthetidingsreachedוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060thekingמֶ֣לֶךMe.lekhH4428ofNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210,andhearoseH6965fromhisthroneמִכִּסְא֔וֹmi.kis.'OH3678,andlaidhisrobefromhim,andcoveredוַיְכַ֣סvay.KhasH3680himwithsackclothשַׂ֔קSakH8242,andsatH3427inashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

7AndhemadeproclamationandpublishedthroughNinevehבְּנִֽינְוֵ֔הbe.ni.ne.VehH5210bythedecreeofthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andhisnobles,sayingH559,LetneithermanH120norbeast,herdH1241norflockוְהַצֹּ֗אןve.ha.TzonH6629,tasteיִטְעֲמוּ֙yit.'a.MuH2938anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972;letthemnotfeedH7462,nordrinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325;

8butletthembecoveredוְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּve.yit.ka.SuH3680withsackclothשַׂקִּ֗יםsa.KimH8242,bothmanH376andbeast,andletthemcrymightily untoGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430: yea, letthemturnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725everyoneH376fromhisevilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,andfromtheviolenceהֶחָמָ֖סhe.cha.MasH2555thatisinhishandsH3709.

9Whoknoweth whetherGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willnotturnיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725andrepent,andturnוְשָׁ֛בve.ShavH7725awayH7725fromhisfierceangerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639,thatweperishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6not?

10AndGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430sawH7200theirworksH4639,thattheyturnedשָׁ֖בוּSha.vuH7725fromtheirevilהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכָּ֣םmi.dar.KamH1870;andGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430repentedH5162oftheevilהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451whichhesaidH1696hewoulddountothem;andhediditnot.

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