3:3 |
tNIV | Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city—a visit required three days. | Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important large city—a visit required ; it took three days to go through it. | Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important large city—a visit required ; it took three days to go through it. |
3:4 |
tNIV | On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned.” | On the first Jonah began by going a day, Jonah started ’s journey into the city. He proclaimed: , proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned overthrown.” | On the first Jonah began by going a day, Jonah started ’s journey into the city. He proclaimed: , proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned overthrown.” |
3:5 |
NIV2011 | The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. | The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. | The Ninevites believed God. They declared a A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. |
3:6 |
NIV2011 | When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. | When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. | When the news Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. |
3:7 |
NIV2011 | Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let any man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. | Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let any man people or beast animals, herd herds or flock flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. | Then This is the proclamation he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let any man people or beast animals, herd herds or flock flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. |
3:8 |
tNIV | But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. | But let man people and beast animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. | But let man people and beast animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. |
3:10 |
tNIV | When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened. | When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion relented and did not bring upon on them the destruction he had threatened. | When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion relented and did not bring upon on them the destruction he had threatened. |