So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’s word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey across.
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Jonah 3:3 in context
Jonah 3:1–6
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The LORD’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying,
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“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”
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So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’s word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey across.
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Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried out, and said, “In forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!”
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The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.
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The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
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