Read Jonah 3

World English Bible · 10 verses

1. ¹ Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to Yahweh’s word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey across.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried out, and said, “In forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, “Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and animal, and let them cry mightily to God. Yes, let them turn everyone from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
10. ¹⁰ God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn’t do it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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