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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.
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King James w/Strong’s #s
Jonah 3 (KJVS)
[1] And the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came unto Jonah H3124 the second H8145 time, saying H559 (8800),
[2] Arise H6965 (8798), go H3212 (8798) unto Nineveh H5210, that great H1419 city H5892, and preach H7121 (8798) unto it the preaching H7150 that I bid H1696 (8802) thee.
[3] So Jonah H3124 arose H6965 (8799), and went H3212 (8799) unto Nineveh H5210, according to the word H1697 of the LORD H3068. Now Nineveh H5210 was an exceeding H430 great H1419 city H5892 of three H7969 days H3117’ journey H4109.
[4] And Jonah H3124 began H2490 (8686) to enter H935 (8800) into the city H5892 a H259 day’s H3117 journey H4109, and he cried H7121 (8799), and said H559 (8799), Yet forty H705 days H3117, and Nineveh H5210 shall be overthrown H2015 (8737).
[5] So the people H582 of Nineveh H5210 believed H539 (8686) God H430, and proclaimed H7121 (8799) a fast H6685, and put H3847 (8799) on sackcloth H8242, from the greatest H1419 of them even to the least H6996 of them.
[6] For word H1697 came H5060 (8799) unto the king H4428 of Nineveh H5210, and he arose H6965 (8799) from his throne H3678, and he laid H5674 (8686) his robe H155 from him, and covered H3680 (8762) [him] with sackcloth H8242, and sat H3427 (8799) in ashes H665.
[7] And he caused [it] to be proclaimed H2199 (8686) and published H559 (8799) through Nineveh H5210 by the decree H2940 of the king H4428 and his nobles H1419, saying H559 (8800), Let neither man H120 nor beast H929, herd H1241 nor flock H6629, taste H2938 (8799) any thing H3972: let them not feed H7462 (8799), nor drink H8354 (8799) water H4325:
[8] But let man H120 and beast H929 be covered H3680 (8691) with sackcloth H8242, and cry H7121 (8799) mightily H2394 unto God H430: yea, let them turn H7725 (8799) every one H376 from his evil H7451 way H1870, and from the violence H2555 that [is] in their hands H3709.
[9] Who can tell H3045 (8802) [if] God H430 will turn H7725 (8799) and repent H5162 (8738), and turn away H7725 (8804) from his fierce H2740 anger H639, that we perish H6 (8799) not?
[10] And God H430 saw H7200 (8799) their works H4639, that they turned H7725 (8804) from their evil H7451 way H1870; and God H430 repented H5162 (8735) of the evil H7451, that he had said H1696 (8765) that he would do H6213 (8800) unto them; and he did H6213 (8804) [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.