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Jonah 3:2

Nineveh
Witness and missionObedience

1 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,

Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.

3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey.

4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

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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

    Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

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  • Ezekiel 2:7

    And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

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  • Jonah 3:3

    So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey.

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  • Jonah 1:2

    Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

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  • John 5:14

    Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

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  • Matthew 3:8

    Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

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  • Jeremiah 15:19–21

    Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.

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  • Ezekiel 3:17

    Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

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