Verse 3
Jonah 3:3
World English Bible, British Edition
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So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’s word.
Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey across.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּ֣קָם יוֹנָ֗ה וַ/יֵּ֛לֶךְ אֶל נִֽינְוֶ֖ה כִּ/דְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וְ/נִֽינְוֵ֗ה הָיְתָ֤ה עִיר גְּדוֹלָה֙ לֵֽ/אלֹהִ֔ים מַהֲלַ֖ךְ שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים
English Translation
And Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was a great city to God, a journey of three days.
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Chapter 3 Context
1
The LORD’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying,
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2
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that
I give you.”
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3
So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’s word.
Now Nineveh was an exceedingly gr...
4
Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried out,
and said, “In forty days, Nine...
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5
The people of Nineveh believed God (Elohim); and they proclaimed a fast
and put on sackcloth, from t...
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6
The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, took
off his royal robe, covered...
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7
He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of
the king and his nobles, sayin...
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8
but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and animal, and let them
cry mightily to God (Elohi...
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9
Who knows whether God (Elohim) will not turn and relent, and turn away from his
fierce anger, so tha...
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10
God (Elohim) saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God (Elohim)
relented of the dis...
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