Jonah Chapter 3
Jonah’s Trip to Nineveh
1 Yahveh told Jonah again, 2 “Go to Nineveh, the big city, and deliver what I tell you.” 3 So he went. It was a big city, a three-days’ walk-through. 4 He went through it one day’s walk and shouted, “God is going to overthrow Nineveh in 40 days.” 5 The people believed him. They called for a fast and put on burlap from least to greatest.
6 When the message reached the king of Nineveh, he got off his throne, laid his robe aside, covered himself with burlap, and sat on ashes. 7 He issued a proclamation:
“In Nineveh by decree of the king and his nobles: Don’t anybody—animal, herd, or flock—eat anything or drink water. 8 People and animals have to wear burlap. Call on God earnestly so everyone will turn from sinfulness and violence. 9 Who knows, maybe God will relent from his fierce anger and not destroy us.
10 When God saw they’d repented, he relented from doing what he’d threatened. Jon 3:1-10