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Jonah 3:5-10
New King James Version
Jonah 3:5-10
New King James Version
The People of Nineveh Believe
5 So the (A)people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. 6 Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth (B)and sat in ashes. 7 (C)And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his [a]nobles, saying,
Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; do not let them eat, or drink water. 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, (D)let every one turn from his evil way and from (E)the violence that is in his hands. 9 (F)Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish?
10 (G)Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it.
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- Jonah 3:7 Lit. great ones
Jonah 3:5-10
New International Version
Jonah 3:5-10
New International Version
5 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.(A)
6 When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.(B) 7 This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh:
“By the decree of the king and his nobles:
Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink.(C) 8 But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call(D) urgently on God. Let them give up(E) their evil ways(F) and their violence.(G) 9 Who knows?(H) God may yet relent(I) and with compassion turn(J) from his fierce anger(K) so that we will not perish.”
10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented(L) and did not bring on them the destruction(M) he had threatened.(N)
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