Jonah 3

Verse Summary

NIV2011 verse same as 1984 3 30%
NIV2011 verse same as tNIV 4 40%
NIV2011 rejected tNIV, reverted to NIV1984 %
NIV2011 verse verse is new 3 30%

Word Summary

NIV2011 words same as 1984 187 85.39%
NIV2011 changed words 32 14.61%
NIV2011 removed words 30
NIV2011 added words 34

Changes

Result NIV1984 tNIV(2005) NIV2011
3:3 tNIVJonah 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 tNIVOn 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 NIV2011The 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 NIV2011When 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 NIV2011Then 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 tNIVBut 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 tNIVWhen 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.