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When the wordreached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laidaside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes.
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He issued a proclamation and it said, "In Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let man, beast, herd, or flocktaste a thing. Do not let them eat or drinkwater.
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"But both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth; and let men call on Godearnestly that each may turn from his wickedway and from the violencewhich is in his hands.