The People of Nineveh Repent

Jonah 3

6 The word reached 1 the king of Nineveh, and p he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, q and sat in ashes. 7 And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, r "By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor s beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water, 8 but let man and s beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. t Let everyone turn from his evil way and from u the violence that is in his hands. 9 v Who knows? God may turn and relent w and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish."

10 When God saw what they did, x how they turned from their evil way, x God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.

  1. Cross References
    Job 1:20
    Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped.
    Ezekiel 26:16
    Then all the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones and remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground and tremble every moment and be appalled at you.
  2. Cross References
    Job 2:8
    And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes.
  3. Cross References
    Daniel 6:26
    I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God, enduring forever; his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion shall be to the end.
  4. Cross References
    Jonah 4:11
    And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?
    Psalms 36:6
    Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord.
    Joel 1:18
    How the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed because there is no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep suffer.
    Joel 1:20
    Even the beasts of the field pant for you because the water brooks are dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
  5. Cross References
    Jonah 3:7
    And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, "By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water.
  6. Cross References
    Jeremiah 18:11
    Now, therefore, say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: 'Thus says the Lord, Behold, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you. Return, every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your deeds.
    Jeremiah 36:3
    It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the disaster that I intend to do to them, so that every one may turn from his evil way, and that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 59:6
    Their webs will not serve as clothing; men will not cover themselves with what they make. Their works are works of iniquity, and deeds of violence are in their hands.
  8. Cross References
    2 Samuel 12:22
    He said, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, 'Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
    Joel 2:14
    Who knows whether he will not turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, a grain offering and a drink offering for the Lord your God?
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 85:3
    You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger.
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 18:8
    And if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it.
  11. Cross References
    Jeremiah 18:8
    And if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it.
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