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Jonah 3:6-8
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6 When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth,(A) and sat in ashes. 7 Then he issued a decree(B) in Nineveh:

By order of the king and his nobles: No man or beast, herd or flock, is to taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink water. 8 Furthermore, both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth, and everyone must call out earnestly to God.(C) Each must turn from his evil ways(D) and from the violence[a] he is doing.[b]

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  1. Jonah 3:8 Or injustice
  2. Jonah 3:8 Lit violence in their hands
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Jonah 3:6-8
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6 When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.(A) 7 This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh:

“By the decree of the king and his nobles:

Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink.(B) 8 But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call(C) urgently on God. Let them give up(D) their evil ways(E) and their violence.(F)

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