Jonah 3:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not eat, nor drink water.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And it was cried ad commaunded in Niniue by ye auctorite of ye kinge ad of his LORdes sayenge: se that nether ma or beest oxe or shepe tast ought at al and that they nether fede or drinke water.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And it was cried and commaunded in Niniue, by the auctorite of the kige and his lordes, sayenge: se that nether man or beest, oxe or shepe taist ought at all: and that they nether fede ner drincke water:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he proclaimed & said through Nineueh, (by the counsell of ye king & his nobles) saying, Let neither ma, nor beast, bullock nor sheep taste any thing, neither feed nor drinke water.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he caused a cryer to crye, and say through the citie by the counsell of the king & his nobles, Let neither man nor beast, bullocke nor sheepe, taste ought at all, neither feede, nor drinke water.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he caused [it] to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, "Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he crieth and saith in Nineveh by a decree of the king and his great ones, saying, `Man and beast, herd and flock -- let them not taste anything, let them not feed, even water let them not drink;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he had it given out in Nineveh, By the order of the king and his great men, no man or beast, herd or flock, is to have a taste of anything; let them have no food or water:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, "Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He issued a proclamation and said,“In Nineveh, by the decree of the king and his nobles: No human or animal, cattle or sheep, is to taste anything; they must not eat and they must not drink water.

Referenced Verses

  • 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.
  • Joel 1:18 : 18 How the cattle groan! The herds of livestock wander in confusion because they have no pasture; even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
  • Joel 2:15-16 : 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.
  • Jonah 3:5 : 5 The people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.
  • Rom 8:20-22 : 20 For the creation was subjected to futility—not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it—in hope 21 that the creation itself will also be liberated from the bondage to decay into the glorious freedom of God's children. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with labor pains until now.

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    81%

    8But 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.

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

  • Jonah 3:1-6
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    81%

    1Then 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.”

    3So 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.

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

    5The 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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    72%

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    72%

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