Jonah 3:5-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 The men of Nineveh believed in God.[a] They proclaimed a fast(A) and dressed in sackcloth—from the greatest of them to the least.
6 When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth,(B) and sat in ashes. 7 Then he issued a decree(C) in Nineveh:
By order of the king and his nobles: No man or beast, herd or flock, is to taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink water. 8 Furthermore, both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth, and everyone must call out earnestly to God.(D) Each must turn from his evil ways(E) and from the violence[b] he is doing.[c] 9 Who knows?(F) God may turn and relent; He may turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish.(G)
10 Then God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways(H)—so God relented from the disaster(I) He had threatened to do to them. And He did not do it.
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Jonah 3:5-10
New Living Translation
5 The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow.
6 When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and sat on a heap of ashes. 7 Then the king and his nobles sent this decree throughout the city:
“No one, not even the animals from your herds and flocks, may eat or drink anything at all. 8 People and animals alike must wear garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from their evil ways and stop all their violence. 9 Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.”
10 When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.
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