Jonah 3:5

So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

King James Version

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Other Translations for Jonah 3:5

BSB

And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.

AKJV

So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

CPDV

And the men of Nineveh believed in God. And they proclaimed a fast, and they put on sackcloth, from the greatest all the way to the least.

ERV

And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

NHEB

The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

SMT

And the men of Nineveh will believe in God, and they will call a fast, and put on sackcloth, from great and even to small.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Jonah 3:5

SothepeopleH582Noun MasculineofNinevehH5210Proper Name Location believedH539Verb GodH430Noun MasculineandproclaimedH7121VerbafastH6685Noun MasculineandputH3847VerbonsackclothH8242Noun MasculinefromthegreatestH1419ofthemeventotheleastH6996Adjectiveofthem

Commentary for Jonah 3:5

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Overview of Jonah 3:5

Summary

Entire population responds with repentance ritual

Place

Nineveh

Event

Ninevites fast and don sackcloth

Estimated Time Period

c. 8th century BC