New American Standard Bible 1995

Jonah 3:5-8

5Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a 1fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them.

6When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, 2covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the 3ashes.

7He issued a 4proclamation and it said, “In Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let man, beast, herd, or flock taste a thing. Do not let them eat or drink water.

8But both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth; and let 5men 6call on God earnestly that each may 7turn from his wicked way and from the violence which is in 8his hands.

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Notes

1. Jonah 3:5 Dan 9:3; Joel 1:14 ↩
2. Jonah 3:6 Esth 4:1-4; Jer 6:26; Ezek 27:30, 31 ↩
3. Jonah 3:6 Or dust ↩
4. Jonah 3:7 2 Chr 20:3; Ezra 8:21; Jon 3:5 ↩
5. Jonah 3:8 Lit them ↩
6. Jonah 3:8 Ps 130:1; Jon 1:6, 14 ↩
7. Jonah 3:8 Is 1:16-19; 55:6, 7; Jer 18:11 ↩
8. Jonah 3:8 Lit their ↩

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