Jonah 3:1-4

1 Once again the Lord spoke to Jonah.
2 He said, "Go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to the people the message I have given you."
3 So Jonah obeyed the Lord and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to walk through it.
4 Jonah started through the city, and after walking a whole day, he proclaimed, "In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed!" 1

Jonah 3:1-4 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JONAH 3

This chapter gives an account of the renewal of Jonah's message to Nineveh, and of his faithful execution of it, Jon 3:1-4; and of the fruit and effect of it, the conversion of the Ninevites, their faith in God, repentance of their sins, and reformation from them, Jon 3:5-9; and of God's approbation thereof, by revoking the sentence he had pronounced upon them, Jon 3:10.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 3.4, 5Matthew 12.41;Luke 11.32.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.