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Jonah 3:5 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least. "
Jonah 3:5
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3 So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’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;
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Jonah 3:1
"The LORD’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying,"
Jonah 3:2
"“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”"
Jonah 3:3
"So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’s word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey across."
Jonah 3:4
"Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried out, and said, “In forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!”"
Jonah 3:6
"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."
Jonah 3:7
"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;"
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