Berean Standard Bible
Jonah 3:5-9
5And the Ninevitesאַנְשֵׁ֥י נִֽינְוֵ֖ה'an.Shei nin.VehH582H5210believedוַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.nuH539Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430.They proclaimedוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121a fastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685and dressedוַיִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּvai.yil.be.ShuH3847in sackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242,from the greatestמִגְּדוֹלָ֖םmi.ge.do.LamH1419of them toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the leastקְטַנָּֽם׃ke.ta.NamH6996.
6When wordהַדָּבָר֙ אֶל־ha.da.Var 'el-H1697H413reachedוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060the kingמֶ֣לֶךMe.lekhH4428of Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210,he got upוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from his throneמִכִּסְא֔וֹmi.kis.'OH3678,took offוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674his royal robeאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155,coveredוַיְכַ֣סvay.KhasH3680himselfwith sackclothשַׂ֔קSakH8242,and satמֵֽעָלָ֑יו וַיֵּ֖שֶׁבme.'a.Lav vai.Ye.shevH3427H5921inעַל־'al-H5921ashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.
7Then he issued a proclamationוַיַּזְעֵ֗ק וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.yaz.'Ek vai.Yo.merH2199H559in Ninevehבְּנִֽינְוֵ֔הbe.ni.ne.VehH5210: “By the decreeמִטַּ֧עַםmi.Ta.'amH2940of the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his noblesוּגְדֹלָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑רu.ge.do.Lav le.MorH1419H559:Let noאַֽל־'al-H408manהָאָדָ֨םha.'a.DamH120or beastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929,herdהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241or flockוְהַצֹּ֗אןve.ha.TzonH6629,tasteיִטְעֲמוּ֙yit.'a.MuH2938anything at allמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972.They must notאַ֨ל־'Al-H408eatיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462or drinkוּמַ֖יִם אַל־ יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃u.Ma.yim 'al- yish.TuH8354H4325H408.
8Furthermore, let both manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120and beastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הve.ha.be.he.MahH929be coveredוְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּve.yit.ka.SuH3680with sackclothשַׂקִּ֗יםsa.KimH8242,and have everyone call outוְיִקְרְא֥וּve.yik.re.'UH7121earnestlyבְּחָזְקָ֑הbe.cha.ze.KahH2394toאֶל־'el-H413Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.Let each oneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376turnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480his evilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451waysמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870and from the violenceהֶחָמָ֖סhe.cha.MasH2555אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in his handsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.
Commentaries on Jonah 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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