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1 Then the LORD spoke his word to Jonah a second time. He said, 2 |Leave at once for the important city, Nineveh. Announce to the people the message I have given you.| 3 Jonah immediately went to Nineveh as the LORD told him. Nineveh was a very large city. It took three days to walk through it. 4 Jonah entered the city and walked for about a day. Then he said, |In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed.| 5 The people of Nineveh believed God. They decided to fast, and everyone, from the most important to the least important, dressed in sackcloth. 6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 Then he made this announcement and sent it throughout the city: |This is an order from the king and his nobles: No one is to eat or drink anything. This includes all people, animals, cattle, and sheep. Jonah 3:1-7, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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