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What does Jonah 4:11 mean by people who cannot tell their right hand from their left?



      

Jonah 4:11

ESV - 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?

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
In Jonah 4:11 God speaks of "more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left." Who are these 120,000 people?First, it is obvious from the context that these people were r...

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