Jonah began by going one whole day into the city. As he went, he announced,“ In 40 days Nineveh will be destroyed.”

约拿进城走了一日，宣告说：“再等四十日，尼尼微必倾覆了！”

约拿进城，走了一天，宣告说：“再过四十天，尼尼微要倾覆了！”

约拿进城，走了一天，宣告说：“再过四十天，尼尼微要倾覆了！”

约拿进城走了一天，宣告说：“再过四十天尼尼微就要毁灭了！”

约拿进城，走了一天，就宣告说：“再过四十天，尼尼微就要毁灭了。”

约拿开始进入那城，走了一天的路程，宣告说：“再过四十天，尼尼微就要覆灭了。”

約拿進城走了一日，宣告說：「再等四十日，尼尼微必傾覆了！」

約拿進城，走了一天，宣告說：「再過四十天，尼尼微要傾覆了！」

約拿進城，走了一天，宣告說：「再過四十天，尼尼微要傾覆了！」

約拿進城走了一天，宣告說：「再過四十天尼尼微就要毀滅了！」

約拿進城，走了一天，就宣告說：“再過四十天，尼尼微就要毀滅了。”

約拿便進城；走着一天的行程，直宣告說：『再過四十天，尼尼微就覆滅了。』

約拿開始進入那城，走了一天的路程，宣告說：「再過四十天，尼尼微就要覆滅了。」

約拿入邑一日之程、呼曰、越至四旬、尼尼微必傾覆矣、

約拿入城、歷一日之程、呼曰、尼尼微邑、不過四十日、必傾圮矣。

約拿入城、歷一日之程、宣告曰、再俟四十日、尼尼微必傾覆、

Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming,“ Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”

Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s journey. And he called out,“ Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!”

On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds:“ Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!”

Jonah set out on the first day of his walk in the city and proclaimed,“ In forty days Nineveh will be demolished!”

Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said,“ Forty more days, and Nineveh will be overthrown.”

And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day’s walk. Then he cried out and said,“ Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!”

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

Jonah set out on the first day of his walk in the city and proclaimed,“ In 40 days Nineveh will be demolished!”

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

When Jonah began to enter the city one day’s walk, he announced,“ At the end of forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!”

Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried out, and said,“ In forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!”

Sometimes a prophet will announce something in the name of the Lord. And it won’t take place or come true. Then that’s a message the Lord hasn’t told him to speak. That prophet has dared to speak on his own authority. So don’t be afraid of what he says.

Suppose I announce that something will happen to a nation or kingdom. Suppose I announce that it will be pulled up by the roots. And I announce that it will be torn down and destroyed.But suppose the nation I warned turns away from its sins. Then I will not do what I said I would. I will not bring trouble on it as I had planned.But suppose I announce that a nation or kingdom is going to be built up and planted.And then it does what is evil in my eyes. It does not obey me. Then I will think again about the good things I had wanted to do for it.

In those days Hezekiah became very sick. He was about to die. Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him. Isaiah told Hezekiah,“ The Lord says,‘ Put everything in order. Make out your will. You are going to die soon. You will not get well again.’ ”

God saw what they did. He saw that they stopped doing what was evil. So he took pity on them. He didn’t destroy them as he had said he would.

I will add 15 years to your life. And I will save you and this city from the power of the king of Assyria. I will guard this city. I will do it for myself. And I will do it for my servant David.” ’ ”