Jonah 第3章
Jonah Goes to Nineveh
1Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying,
2“Arise, go to 3:2 See ch. 1:2Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.”
3So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now 3:3 [See ver. 2above]Nineveh was an exceedingly great city,3:3 Hebrew a great city to God three days’ journey in breadth.3:3 Or a visit was a three days’ journey
4Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s journey. And he called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!”
53:5 [Matt. 12:41; Luke 11:32] And the people of Nineveh believed God. 3:5 See 2 Chr. 20:3They called for a fast and 3:5 See 2 Sam. 3:31put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
The People of Nineveh Repent
6The word reached3:6 Or had reached the king of Nineveh, and 3:6 [Job 1:20; Ezek. 26:16] he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, 3:6 Job 2:8and sat in ashes.
7And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, 3:7 [Dan. 6:26] “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor 3:7 [ch. 4:11; Ps. 36:6; Joel 1:18, 20]beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water,
8but let man and 3:8 [See ver. 7above] beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. 3:8 Jer. 18:11; 36:3Let everyone turn from his evil way and from 3:8 Isa. 59:6the violence that is in his hands.
93:9 2 Sam. 12:22; Joel 2:14Who knows? God may turn and relent 3:9 Ps. 85:3and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”
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