Nineveh Repents

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, “Arise, go to (A)Nineveh, the great city, and (B)proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.” So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was [a]an (C)exceedingly large city, a three days’ walk.

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 3:3 Lit a great city to God

Conversion of Nineveh

The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,(A) “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days’ walk across.

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

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

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

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Maybe God Will Change His Mind

1-2 Next, God spoke to Jonah a second time: “Up on your feet and on your way to the big city of Nineveh! Preach to them. They’re in a bad way and I can’t ignore it any longer.”

This time Jonah started off straight for Nineveh, obeying God’s orders to the letter.

Nineveh was a big city, very big—it took three days to walk across it.

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