Jonah 3:7

Translations

Modern

Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.

Traditional

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:

Literal

And he cried out and spoke in Nineveh: By the determination of the king and his nobles, saying: “The man and the beast, the herd and the flock, let them not taste anything, and let them not graze, and let them not drink water.

Latin

Et clamavit, et dixit in Ninive ex ore regis et principum ejus, dicens: Homines, et jumenta, et boves, et pecora non gustent quidquam: nec pascantur, et aquam non bibant.

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English

Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.

Notes

Jonah 3:7–8

By including animals in fasting and mourning rituals, the king showed the seriousness of the situation. He wanted everyone to stop normal activities to pray and change their bad behavior. Violence was the main problem in their society.

Jonah 3:1–4:11

God commands Jonah again to preach to Nineveh. This time, Jonah obeys. Ironically, the city repents, just as Jonah feared, and he becomes angry with God.

Theme notes and profiles

Assyria God as Holy Warrior God’s Justice

Events

Prophecies of Jonahc. 825 BC

Related verses

2 Chronicles 20:3
Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
Joel 2:15–16
Blow the ram’s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly.
Joel 1:18
How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
Jonah 3:5
And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.
Ezra 8:21
And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
Romans 8:20–22
For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope

Parallels

Matthew 12:38–42 Luke 11:29–32

Places

Nineveh: The capital of Assyria, known for its wickedness and repentance

Glossary

Book of Jonah Nineveh, Ninevite

Topics

Christian Minister: Success Attending: Jonah Fasting: National Exemplified: Ninevites Fasting: Ninevites, when Jonah Preached to Them Heathen: The Ninevites Missions: General Scriptures Concerning Nineveh: Inhabitants of, Repented at Jonah's Preaching Obedience: Ninevites Orator: Jonah Repentance: The Ninevites, by the Preaching of Jonah Repentance: True: Nineveh Revivals in Nineveh Rulers: Righteous: King of Nineveh, in Repenting, and Proclaimimg a Fast

Jonah 3:7

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