Jona 3
BasisBijbel
Jona gaat naar Ninevé
3 En de Heer zei voor de tweede keer tegen Jona: 2 "Ga naar de grote stad Ninevé. Zeg tegen de mensen daar wat Ik tegen jou zal zeggen." 3 Toen ging Jona naar Ninevé, zoals de Heer hem had bevolen.
Ninevé was een heel grote stad. Het kostte drie dagen om de stad helemaal door te reizen. 4 Jona ging één dagreis ver de stad in. Daar begon hij tegen de mensen te spreken: "Jullie hebben nog 40 dagen de tijd. Dan wordt Ninevé ondersteboven gekeerd!" 5 En de mannen van de stad geloofden God. Ze lieten rondzeggen dat iedereen, van hoog tot laag, rouwkleren moest aantrekken en niets meer moest eten, als teken van spijt.
6 Ook de koning van Ninevé kreeg te horen wat Jona zei. Toen stond hij op van zijn troon, legde zijn koningsmantel af, trok rouwkleren aan en ging in de as zitten. 7 De koning en de bestuurders van de stad lieten in de stad omroepen: "Geen mens of dier mag nog iets eten of drinken. Koeien en schapen mogen niet grazen en geen water drinken. 8 Alle mensen moeten rouwkleren dragen. En ze moeten ook als teken van rouw zakken leggen over de ruggen van hun vee. Iedereen moet luid tot God roepen en ophouden met het doen van slechte dingen. Iedereen moet spijt hebben van de slechte dingen die hij heeft gedaan. 9 Wie weet zal God dan zijn plannen veranderen en niet doen wat Hij heeft gezegd. Misschien zal Hij dan niet langer boos zijn en zal Hij ons niet doden."
10 God zag wat ze deden. Hij zag hoeveel spijt ze hadden van alle verkeerde dingen die ze hadden gedaan. Daarom veranderde Hij zijn plannen. Hij besloot om de stad niet te vernietigen.
Jonah 3
New King James Version
Jonah Preaches at Nineveh
3 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, [a]a three-day journey in extent. 4 And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day’s walk. Then (A)he cried out and said, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!”
The People of Nineveh Believe
5 So the (B)people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. 6 Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth (C)and sat in ashes. 7 (D)And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his [b]nobles, saying,
Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; do not let them eat, or drink water. 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, (E)let every one turn from his evil way and from (F)the violence that is in his hands. 9 (G)Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish?
10 (H)Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it.
Jonah 3
English Standard Version
Jonah Goes to Nineveh
3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to (A)Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now (B)Nineveh was an exceedingly great city,[a] three days' journey in breadth.[b] 4 Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's journey. And he called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” 5 (C)And the people of Nineveh believed God. (D)They called for a fast and (E)put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
The People of Nineveh Repent
6 The word reached[c] the king of Nineveh, and (F)he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, (G)and sat in ashes. 7 And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, (H)“By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor (I)beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water, 8 but let man and (J)beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. (K)Let everyone turn from his evil way and from (L)the violence that is in his hands. 9 (M)Who knows? God may turn and relent (N)and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”
10 When God saw what they did, (O)how they turned from their evil way, (P)God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.
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