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Jonah 3:2

Nineveh
Witness and missionObedience

1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:

“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”

3 This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, requiring a three-day journey.

4 On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”
KJV
Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
WEB
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”
ASV
Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
DARBY
Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I shall bid thee.
BLB
“Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and call out to it the message that I am speaking to you.”
ÅB
Stå opp, gå til Ninive, den store stad, og rop ut i den de ord som jeg vil tale til deg!
OTB
“Stå opp, gå til den store byen Ninive og forkynn for den det budskapet jeg gir deg.”
B1930
Stå op, gå til Ninive, den store stad, og rop ut i den de ord som jeg vil tale til dig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 1:17

    Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.

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  • Ezekiel 2:7

    But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.

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  • Jonah 3:3

    This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, requiring a three-day journey.

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  • Jonah 1:2

    “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”

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  • John 5:14

    Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”

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  • Matthew 3:8

    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.

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  • Jeremiah 15:19–21

    Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.

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  • Ezekiel 3:17

    “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.

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