New American Standard Bible 2020

Jonah 3

Nineveh Repents

1Now the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961to Jonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124the secondשֵׁנִ֥יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965,goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980toNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210,the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, andproclaimוִּקְרָ֤אvik.Ra'H7121to it the proclamationהַקְּרִיאָ֔הha.ke.ri.'AhH7150whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I am going to tellדֹּבֵ֥רdo.VerH1696you.”

3So Jonahיוֹנָ֗הyo.NahH3124gotH6965upH6965and wentוַיֵּ֛לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Ninevehנִֽינְוֶ֖הnin.VehH5210according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Now Ninevehוְנִֽינְוֵ֗הve.ni.ne.VehH5210was anexceedinglyלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430largeגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419cityעִיר־'ir-H5892,a threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117walkמַהֲלַ֖ךְma.ha.LakhH4109.

4Then Jonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124beganוַיָּ֤חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490to goלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935through the cityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259day’sי֣וֹםYomH3117walkמַהֲלַ֖ךְma.ha.LakhH4109; and hecriedH7121outH7121and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705moreע֚וֹדodH5750daysי֔וֹםYomH3117,and Ninevehוְנִֽינְוֵ֖הve.ni.ne.VehH5210will be overthrownנֶהְפָּֽכֶת׃neh.Pa.khetH2015.”

5Then the peopleH376of Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210believedוַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.nuH539in Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430;and they calledוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121afastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685and putH3847onH3847sackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242,from the greatestמִגְּדוֹלָ֖םmi.ge.do.LamH1419to the leastקְטַנָּֽם׃ke.ta.NamH6996of them.

6When the wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697reachedוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060the kingמֶ֣לֶךMe.lekhH4428of Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210,he gotH6965upH6965from his throneמִכִּסְא֔וֹmi.kis.'OH3678,removedוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674his robeאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155from himself,coveredוַיְכַ֣סvay.KhasH3680himselfwith sackclothשַׂ֔קSakH8242,and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on thedustהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

7And he issuedH2199aH2199proclamationH2199,and it saidH559, “In Ninevehבְּנִֽינְוֵ֔הbe.ni.ne.VehH5210by the decreeמִטַּ֧עַםmi.Ta.'amH2940of the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his noblesוּגְדֹלָ֖יוu.ge.do.LavH1419:NoH408personהָאָדָ֨םha.'a.DamH120,animalוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929,herdהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241,or flockוְהַצֹּ֗אןve.ha.TzonH6629is to tasteיִטְעֲמוּ֙yit.'a.MuH2938anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972.They are not to eatיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462,or drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325.

8But everypersonהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120and animalוְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הve.ha.be.he.MahH929must be coveredוְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּve.yit.ka.SuH3680with sackclothשַׂקִּ֗יםsa.KimH8242; and people are tocallוְיִקְרְא֥וּve.yik.re.'UH7121on Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430vehementlyבְּחָזְקָ֑הbe.cha.ze.KahH2394, and they are toturnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725,eachH376oneH376from his evilH7463wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,and from the violenceהֶחָמָ֖סhe.cha.MasH2555whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is in their handsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

9Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310knowsיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045,Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430may turnיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725and relentוְנִחַ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162,and turnוְשָׁ֛בve.ShavH7725from His burningמֵחֲר֥וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639so that we will not perishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6.”

10When Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200their deedsמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םma.'a.sei.HemH4639, that theyturnedשָׁ֖בוּSha.vuH7725from their evilH7463wayמִדַּרְכָּ֣םmi.dar.KamH1870, thenGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430relentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162of the disasterH7463whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had declaredדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696He wouldbringלַעֲשׂוֹת־la.'a.sot-H6213on them. So He did not doעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213it.

Nineveh Repents

Commentaries on Jonah 3