Jonah 3

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Jonah 3:1

AMP: Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying,

ASV: And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the second time, saying,

BSB: Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:

DARBY: And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the second time, saying,

DRA: And the word of the Lord came to Jonas the second time, saying:

KJV: And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,

Jonah 3:2

AMP: “Go to Nineveh the great city and declare to it the message which I am going to tell you.”

ASV: Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.

BSB: “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”

DARBY: Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I shall bid thee.

DRA: Arise, and go to Ninive the great city: and preach in it the preaching that I bid thee.

KJV: Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.

Jonah 3:3

AMP: So Jonah went to Nineveh in accordance with the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three days’ walk [about sixty miles in circumference].

ASV: So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of Jehovah. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city, of three days` journey.

BSB: This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word of the LORD.Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, requiring a three-day journey.

DARBY: And Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of Jehovah. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.

DRA: And Jonas arose, and went to Ninive, according to the word of the Lord: now Ninive was a great city of three days' journey.

KJV: 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.

Jonah 3:4

AMP: Then on the first day’s walk, Jonah began to go through the city, and he called out and said, “Forty days more [remain] and [then] Nineveh will be overthrown!”

ASV: 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.

BSB: On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!”

DARBY: 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!

DRA: And Jonas began to enter into the city one day's journey: and he cried, and said: Yet forty days, and Ninive shall be destroyed.

KJV: 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.

Jonah 3:5

AMP: The people of Nineveh believed and trusted in God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth [in penitent mourning], from the greatest even to the least of them.

ASV: And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

BSB: And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.

DARBY: And the men of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

DRA: And the men of Ninive believed in God: and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least.

KJV: 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.

Jonah 3:6

AMP: When word reached the king of Nineveh [of Jonah’s message from God], he rose from his throne, took off his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in the dust [in repentance].

ASV: And the tidings reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

BSB: When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

DARBY: And the word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

DRA: And the word came to the king of Ninive; and he rose up out of his throne, and cast away his robe from him, and was clothed with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

KJV: 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.

Jonah 3:7

AMP: He issued a proclamation and it said, “In Nineveh, by the decree of the king and his nobles: No man, animal, herd, or flock is to taste anything. They are not to eat or drink water.

ASV: And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;

BSB: Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh:“By the decree of the king and his nobles:Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.

DARBY: 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 anything: let them not feed, nor drink water;

DRA: And he caused it to be proclaimed and published in Ninive from the mouth of the king and of his princes, saying: Let neither men nor beasts, oxen nor sheep, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water.

KJV: 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:

Jonah 3:8

AMP: But both man and animal must be covered with sackcloth; and every one is to call on God earnestly and forcefully that each may turn from his wicked way and from the violence that is in his hands.

ASV: but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast, and let them cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands.

BSB: Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.

DARBY: and let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God; and let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.

DRA: And let men and beasts be covered with sackcloth, and cry to the Lord with all their strength, and let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the iniquity that is in their hands.

KJV: 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.

Jonah 3:9

AMP: Who knows, God may turn [in compassion] and relent and withdraw His burning anger (judgment) so that we will not perish.” [Joel 2:13, 14]

ASV: Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

BSB: Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”

DARBY: Who knoweth but that God will turn and repent, and will turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

DRA: Who can tell if God will turn, and forgive: and will turn away from his fierce anger, and we shall not perish?

KJV: Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

Jonah 3:10

AMP: When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God [had compassion and] relented concerning the disaster which He had declared that He would bring upon them. And He did not do it.

ASV: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil which he said he would do unto them; and he did it not.

BSB: When God saw their actions— that they had turned from their evil ways— He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.

DARBY: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil that he had said he would do unto them, and he did [it] not.

DRA: And God saw their works, that they were turned from their evil way: and God had mercy with regard to the evil which he had said that he would do to them, and he did it not.

KJV: 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.

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