Should I not be even more concerned about Nineveh, this enormous city? There are more than one hundred twenty thousand people in it who do not know right from wrong, as well as many animals!”

何况这尼尼微大城，其中不能分辨左手右手的有十二万多人，并有许多牲畜，我岂能不爱惜呢？”

何况这尼尼微大城，其中不能分辨左右手的就有十二万多人，还有许多牲畜，我岂能不爱惜呢？”

何况这尼尼微大城，其中不能分辨左右手的就有十二万多人，还有许多牲畜，我岂能不爱惜呢？”

我怎能不爱惜这尼尼微大城呢？城中单是连左右手都分不清的人就有十二万多，还有许多的牲畜。”

何况这尼尼微大城，其中不晓得分辨左右手的有十二万多人，并且有许多牲畜，我怎能不爱惜呢？”

更何况尼尼微大城，其中有超过十二万人不能分辨自己的左右手，还有许多牲畜，我难道不顾惜吗？”

何況這尼尼微大城，其中不能分辨左手右手的有十二萬多人，並有許多牲畜，我豈能不愛惜呢？」

何況這尼尼微大城，其中不能分辨左右手的就有十二萬多人，還有許多牲畜，我豈能不愛惜呢？」

何況這尼尼微大城，其中不能分辨左右手的就有十二萬多人，還有許多牲畜，我豈能不愛惜呢？」

我怎能不愛惜這尼尼微大城呢？城中單是連左右手都分不清的人就有十二萬多，還有許多的牲畜。」

何況這尼尼微大城，其中不曉得分辨左右手的有十二萬多人，並且有許多牲畜，我怎能不愛惜呢？”

何況尼尼微這大城，其中不曉得分辨左手右手的有十二萬多人，並有許多牲口，我哪能不顧惜呢？』

更何況尼尼微大城，其中有超過十二萬人不能分辨自己的左右手，還有許多牲畜，我難道不顧惜嗎？」

尼尼微大邑、其中不辨左右手者、有逾十二萬、且牲畜孔多、我豈不惜之乎、

況尼尼微大邑幼稚、不識左右者、不下十二萬、亦有群畜、我能不宥之乎。

況尼尼微大邑、其中孩提、不識左右者、有十二萬餘、亦有牲畜眾多、我能不顧惜乎、

And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left— and also many animals?”

And shouldn’t I show concern for the great city of Nineveh? It has more than 120,000 people. They can’t tell right from wrong. Nineveh also has a lot of animals.”

And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?”

But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?”

So may I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than a hundred twenty thousand people who cannot distinguish between their right and their left, as well as many animals?”

Should I not also have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 people, who do not know the difference between their right hand and their left, as well as many animals?”

And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left— and much livestock?”

and should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

Should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot distinguish between their right and their left, as well as many animals?”

And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and[ also] much cattle?

Shouldn’t I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who can’t discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much livestock?”

“ Go immediately to Nineveh, that large capital city, and announce judgment against its people because their wickedness has come to my attention.”

Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’

Also, your infants, who you thought would die on the way, and your children, who as yet do not know good from bad, will go there; I will give them the land and they will possess it.

Your justice is like the highest mountains, your fairness like the deepest sea; you preserve mankind and the animal kingdom.

But the older son became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,but he answered his father,‘ Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’Then the father said to him,‘ Son, you are always with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours.It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”

When God saw their actions– they turned from their evil way of living!– God relented concerning the judgment he had threatened them with and he did not destroy them.This displeased Jonah terribly and he became very angry.

“ Go immediately to Nineveh, that large city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.”So Jonah went immediately to Nineveh, as the LORD had said.( Now Nineveh was an enormous city– it required three days to walk through it!)

All of your creatures wait for you to provide them with food on a regular basis.You give food to them and they receive it; you open your hand and they are filled with food.

He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground,

Everything looks to you in anticipation, and you provide them with food on a regular basis.You open your hand, and fill every living thing with the food they desire.

The LORD is merciful and compassionate; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.The LORD is good to all, and has compassion on all he has made.

Come, let’s consider your options,” says the LORD.“ Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become white like wool.