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World English Bible

Jonah 3 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying,
[2] “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”
[3] So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to Yahweh’s word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey across.
[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!”
[5] The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.
[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.
[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;
[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.
[9] Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”
[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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jonah 3 (KJVS)

[1] And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying (),
[2] Arise (), go () unto Nineveh , that great city , and preach () unto it the preaching that I bid () thee.
[3] So Jonah arose (), and went () unto Nineveh , according to the word of the LORD . Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days ’ journey .
[4] And Jonah began () to enter () into the city a day’s journey , and he cried (), and said (), Yet forty days , and Nineveh shall be overthrown ().
[5] So the people of Nineveh believed () God , and proclaimed () a fast , and put () on sackcloth , from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
[6] For word came () unto the king of Nineveh , and he arose () from his throne , and he laid () his robe from him, and covered () [him] with sackcloth , and sat () in ashes .
[7] And he caused [it] to be proclaimed () and published () through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles , saying (), Let neither man nor beast , herd nor flock , taste () any thing : let them not feed (), nor drink () water :
[8] But let man and beast be covered () with sackcloth , and cry () mightily unto God : yea, let them turn () every one from his evil way , and from the violence that [is] in their hands .
[9] Who can tell () [if] God will turn () and repent (), and turn away () from his fierce anger , that we perish () not?
[10] And God saw () their works , that they turned () from their evil way ; and God repented () of the evil , that he had said () that he would do () unto them; and he did () [it] not.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jonah 3 (YLT)

[1] And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah a second time, saying,
[2] ‘Rise, go unto Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim unto it the proclamation that I am speaking unto thee;’
[3] and Jonah riseth, and he goeth unto Nineveh, according to the word of Jehovah. And Nineveh hath been a great city before God, a journey of three days.
[4] And Jonah beginneth to go in to the city a journey of one day, and proclaimeth, and saith, ‘Yet forty days-and Nineveh is overturned.’
[5] And the men of Nineveh believe in God, and proclaim a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even unto their least,
[6] seeing the word doth come unto the king of Nineveh, and he riseth from his throne, and removeth his honourable robe from off him, and spreadeth out sackcloth, and sitteth on the ashes,
[7] and he crieth and saith in Nineveh by a decree of the king and his great ones, saying, ‘Man and beast, herd and flock-let them not taste anything, let them not feed, even water let them not drink;
[8] and cover themselves with sackcloth let man and beast, and let them call unto God mightily, and let them turn back each from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
[9] Who knoweth? He doth turn back, and God hath repented, and hath turned back from the heat of His anger, and we do not perish.’
[10] And God seeth their works, that they have turned back from their evil way, and God repenteth of the evil that He spake of doing to them, and he hath not done it.