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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.

Jonah 3:3 Heb. of God
Jonah 3:7a Heb. said
Jonah 3:7b Heb. great men

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jonah 3 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς ιωναν εκ δευτερου λεγων
[2] αναστηθι και πορευθητι εις νινευη την πολιν την μεγαλην και κηρυξον εν αυτη κατα το κηρυγμα το εμπροσθεν ο εγω ελαλησα προς σε
[3] και ανεστη ιωνας και επορευθη εις νινευη καθως ελαλησεν κυριος η δε νινευη ην πολις μεγαλη τω θεω ωσει πορειας οδου ημερων τριων
[4] και ηρξατο ιωνας του εισελθειν εις την πολιν ωσει πορειαν ημερας μιας και εκηρυξεν και ειπεν ετι τρεις ημεραι και νινευη καταστραφησεται
[5] και ενεπιστευσαν οι ανδρες νινευη τω θεω και εκηρυξαν νηστειαν και ενεδυσαντο σακκους απο μεγαλου αυτων εως μικρου αυτων
[6] και ηγγισεν ο λογος προς τον βασιλεα της νινευη και εξανεστη απο του θρονου αυτου και περιειλατο την στολην αυτου αφ εαυτου και περιεβαλετο σακκον και εκαθισεν επι σποδου
[7] και εκηρυχθη και ερρεθη εν τη νινευη παρα του βασιλεως και παρα των μεγιστανων αυτου λεγων οι ανθρωποι και τα κτηνη και οι βοες και τα προβατα μη γευσασθωσαν μηδεν μηδε νεμεσθωσαν μηδε υδωρ πιετωσαν
[8] και περιεβαλοντο σακκους οι ανθρωποι και τα κτηνη και ανεβοησαν προς τον θεον εκτενως και απεστρεψαν εκαστος απο της οδου αυτου της πονηρας και απο της αδικιας της εν χερσιν αυτων λεγοντες
[9] τις οιδεν ει μετανοησει ο θεος και αποστρεψει εξ οργης θυμου αυτου και ου μη απολωμεθα
[10] και ειδεν ο θεος τα εργα αυτων οτι απεστρεψαν απο των οδων αυτων των πονηρων και μετενοησεν ο θεος επι τη κακια η ελαλησεν του ποιησαι αυτοις και ουκ εποιησεν