Jonah 3

Nineveh Repents

1Now the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to JonahH3124 the secondH8145 timeH8145, sayingH559, 2“AriseH6965, goH1980 to 1NinevehH5210, the greatH1419 cityH5892, and 2proclaimH7121 to it the proclamationH7150 whichH834 I am going to tellH1696 you.” 3So JonahH3124 gotH6965 upH6965 and wentH1980 to NinevehH5210 according to the wordH1697 of the LordH3068. Now NinevehH5210 was 3an 4exceedinglyH430 largeH1419 cityH5892, a threeH7969 days’H3117 walkH4109. 4Then JonahH3124 beganH2490 to goH935 through the cityH5892 oneH259 day’sH3117 walkH4109; and he 5criedH7121 outH7121 and saidH559, “FortyH705 moreH5750 daysH3117, and NinevehH5210 will be overthrownH2015.”

5Then the peopleH376 of NinevehH5210 believedH539 in GodH430; and they calledH7121 a 6fastH6685 and putH3847 onH3847 sackclothH8242, from the greatestH1419 to the leastH6996 of them. 6When the wordH1697 reachedH5060 the kingH4428 of NinevehH5210, he gotH6965 upH6965 from his throneH3678, removedH5674 his robeH155 from himself, 7coveredH3680 himself with sackclothH8242, and satH3427 on the 8dustH665. 7And he issuedH2199 aH2199 9proclamationH2199, and it saidH559, “In NinevehH5210 by the decreeH2940 of the kingH4428 and his noblesH1419: NoH408 personH120, animalH929, herdH1241, or flockH6629 is to tasteH2938 anythingH3972. They are not to eatH7462, or drinkH8354 waterH4325. 8But every personH120 and animalH929 must be coveredH3680 with sackclothH8242; and people are to 10callH7121 on GodH430 vehementlyH2394, and they are to 11turnH7725, eachH376 oneH376 from his evilH7463 wayH1870, and from the violenceH2555 whichH834 is in their handsH3709. 912WhoH4310 knowsH3045, GodH430 may turnH7725 and relentH5162, and turnH7725 from His burningH2740 angerH639 so that we will not perishH6.”

10When GodH430 sawH7200 their deedsH4639, that they 13turnedH7725 from their evilH7463 wayH1870, then 14GodH430 relentedH5162 of the disasterH7463 whichH834 He had declaredH1696 He would 15bringH6213 on them. So He did not doH6213 it.