When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.

For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands.

The people of Nineveh believed God's message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow.

The people of Nineveh believed God's message. So they decided that everyone should fast, and all the people, from the greatest to the least, ...

Jonah 3:5-10: The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.

וַיַּ֤רְא הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶֽת־מַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם כִּי־שָׁ֖בוּ מִדַּרְכָּ֣ם הָרָעָ֑ה וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים עַל־הָרָעָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר לַעֲשׂוֹת־לָהֶ֖ם וְלֹ֥א עָשָֽׂה׃ God saw what they did, how they were turning back from their evil ways.

Indeed, humans and animals joined in refusing to eat or drink as they cried out to God. The decree instructed the people to fast, to wear sackcloth, to call ...

Jonah 3:5-10 The people of Nineveh listened, and trusted God. They proclaimed a citywide fast and dressed in burlap to show their repentance.

The central point of the chapter is to underscore the extent of Jonah's refusal to obey the call of God. With the life of his fellow sailors at risk, Jonah ...