Jonah 3:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the people{H582} of Nineveh{H5210} believed{H539} God;{H430} and they proclaimed{H7121} a fast,{H6685} and put{H3847} on sackcloth,{H8242} from the greatest{H1419} of them even to the least{H6996} of them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    So the people{H582} of Nineveh{H5210} believed{H539}{(H8686)} God{H430}, and proclaimed{H7121}{(H8799)} a fast{H6685}, and put{H3847}{(H8799)} on sackcloth{H8242}, from the greatest{H1419} of them even to the least{H6996} of them.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the people of Niniue beleued God and proclaymed fastynge ad arayed them selues in sackcloth as well the greate as the small of them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the people of Niniue beleued God, and proclamed fastinge, and arayed them selues in sack cloth, as well the greate as the small of them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So the people of Nineueh beleeued God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from ye greatest of the euen to the least of them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the men of Niniue beleued God, and proclaymed a fast, and put on sackecloth from the greatest of them to the leaste of them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the men of Nineveh believe in God, and proclaim a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even unto their least,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the people of Nineveh had belief in God; and a time was fixed for going without food, and they put on haircloth, from the greatest to the least.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The people of Nineveh believed in God, and they declared a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 11:32 : 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah's preaching—and look, something greater than Jonah is here.
  • Matt 12:41 : 41 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah's preaching, and look—something greater than Jonah is here.
  • Dan 9:3 : 3 So I turned my attention to the Lord God, seeking Him in prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
  • Joel 1:14 : 14 Declare a holy fast; proclaim a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.
  • Joel 2:12-17 : 12 Even now, declares the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. 13 Tear open your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and he relents from sending calamity. 14 Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave behind a blessing—grain offerings and drink offerings for the LORD your God. 15 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion! Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly. 16 Gather the people, consecrate the assembly; bring together the elders, gather the children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom come out from his chamber and the bride from her wedding canopy. 17 Let the priests, who minister before the LORD, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say, 'Spare your people, LORD. Do not make your heritage an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, “Where is their God?”'
  • 2 Chr 20:3 : 3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he resolved to seek the LORD. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
  • Ezra 8:21 : 21 I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from Him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions.
  • Jer 31:34 : 34 No longer will anyone teach their neighbor or their brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more.
  • Jer 36:9 : 9 In the fifth year of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, a fast was proclaimed before the LORD for all the people in Jerusalem and those who had come from the towns of Judah.
  • Jer 42:1 : 1 Then all the military leaders, Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest, approached.
  • Jer 42:8 : 8 So he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the military leaders with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.
  • Exod 9:18-21 : 18 Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt since it became a nation. 19 Give an order now to bring your livestock and everything you have in the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall on every person and animal that has not been brought in and is still out in the field, and they will die. 20 Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside. 21 But those who ignored the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the field.
  • Acts 8:10 : 10 Everyone, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him and said, 'This man is the great power of God.'
  • Acts 27:25 : 25 So take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just as I was told.
  • Heb 11:1 : 1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
  • Heb 11:7 : 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverent fear prepared an ark for the salvation of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jonah 3:6-10
    5 verses
    86%

    6 When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself in sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

    7 Then he made a proclamation in Nineveh, by decree of the king and his nobles: “Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not graze or drink water.

    8 But let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out to God with fervor. Let each turn from his evil ways and from the violence in their hands.

    9 Who knows? God may turn and relent and withdraw His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”

    10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, He relented and did not bring upon them the disaster He had threatened.

  • Jonah 3:1-4
    4 verses
    82%

    1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time, saying,

    2 “Get up, go to the great city of Nineveh, and proclaim the message that I tell you.”

    3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, following the LORD's command. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, taking three days to go through it.

    4 Jonah began to go into the city, walking a journey of one day, and he proclaimed, saying, “In forty days Nineveh will be overturned!”

  • Jonah 1:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

    2 Arise, go to the great city of Nineveh, and proclaim against it, because their wickedness has come up before me.

    3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, found a ship going to Tarshish, paid the fare, and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.

  • Nah 3:7
    74%

    7 Everyone who sees you will flee from you, saying, 'Nineveh is devastated! Who will mourn for her? Where can I find anyone to comfort you?'

  • Neh 9:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 On the twenty-fourth day of this month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting, wearing sackcloth, and putting dust on their heads.

    2 The descendants of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, stood, and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.

  • Dan 9:3
    73%

    3 So I turned my attention to the Lord God, seeking Him in prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

  • Luke 11:32
    72%

    32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah's preaching—and look, something greater than Jonah is here.

  • Matt 12:41
    72%

    41 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah's preaching, and look—something greater than Jonah is here.

  • Joel 2:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 Even now, declares the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

    13 Tear open your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and he relents from sending calamity.

  • Joel 1:14
    70%

    14 Declare a holy fast; proclaim a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.

  • 1 Kgs 21:27
    70%

    27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went about meekly.

  • Jonah 1:14-16
    3 verses
    70%

    14 Then they cried out to the Lord, saying, "Please, Lord, do not let us perish for taking this man's life, and do not hold us accountable for innocent blood. For you, Lord, have done as you pleased."

    15 They picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.

    16 Then the men feared the Lord greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to Him.

  • Nah 2:8
    70%

    8 It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away. Her maidservants moan like doves and beat upon their breasts.

  • Esth 4:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2 He went as far as the king’s gate, but no one was allowed to enter the king's gate wearing sackcloth.

    3 In every province where the king’s command and decree had reached, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

  • Jonah 1:5-8
    4 verses
    69%

    5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down to the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.

    6 The captain came to him and said, "What are you doing, sound asleep? Get up, call on your god! Perhaps your god will consider us, so that we will not perish."

    7 And they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

    8 Then they said to him, "Please tell us! Who is responsible for causing this trouble for us? What is your occupation, and where do you come from? What is your country, and of what people are you?"

  • Jonah 4:10-11
    2 verses
    68%

    10 But the LORD said, 'You cared about the plant, which you did not labor for or make grow; it appeared in the night and perished in the night.

    11 So should I not care about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 people who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?'

  • Jonah 4:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1 But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry.

    2 And he prayed to the LORD, saying, 'O LORD, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own land? That is why I tried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from sending calamity.

  • Luke 11:30
    68%

    30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

  • Jonah 2:1
    68%

    1 The LORD appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.

  • Jer 36:9
    68%

    9 In the fifth year of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, a fast was proclaimed before the LORD for all the people in Jerusalem and those who had come from the towns of Judah.

  • Isa 58:5
    68%

    5 Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord?

  • 2 Kgs 19:1
    67%

    1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

  • Isa 37:1
    67%

    1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

  • Mark 1:5
    66%

    5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem came out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

  • 2 Chr 20:3
    66%

    3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he resolved to seek the LORD. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

  • Jer 36:7
    66%

    7 Perhaps they will bring their plea before the LORD, and each one will turn from his wicked way, for great are the anger and wrath that the LORD has pronounced against this people.

  • Jer 4:8
    66%

    8 For this, put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.

  • Nah 1:1
    66%

    1 This is a pronouncement concerning Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

  • Isa 22:12
    66%

    12 In that day the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, called you to weeping, wailing, shaving your heads, and wearing sackcloth.

  • Jer 26:3
    66%

    3 Perhaps they will listen and turn, each one, from their evil ways. Then I will relent concerning the disaster that I plan to bring on them because of the evil they have done.