Jonah 3:6-9

6And the word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

7And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything: let them not feed, nor drink water;

8and let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto 1God; and let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.

9Who knoweth but that 2God will turn and repent, and will turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?