New American Standard Bible 2020

Jonah 3:5-9

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.”

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