Jonah 3:7-8

7 He issued a ¹proclamation and it said, "In Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let man, beast, herd, or flock taste a thing. Do not let them eat or drink water.

8 "But both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth; and let men ²call on God earnestly that each may ³turn from his wicked way and from the violence which is in his hands.

Jonah 3:7-8 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. 2 Chronicles 20:3; Ezra 8:21; Jonah 3:5
• 2. Psalms 130:1; Jonah 1:6, 14
• 3. Isaiah 1:16-19; Isaiah 55:6, 7; Jeremiah 18:11

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "them"
• [b]. Lit "their"