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Berean Standard Bible

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

Jonah 1:2

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Jonah, a prophet from Israel, is mentioned in 2 Kings as active in the eighth century BC. Nineveh was the capital of Assyria, a violent empire that would later destroy the northern kingdom.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Up! go to Nineveh, that great town, and let your voice come to it; for their evil-doing has come up before me.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Levántate, y ve á Nínive, ciudad grande, y pregona contra ella; porque su maldad ha subido delante de mí.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

«Ve a la gran ciudad de Nínive y anúnciale que la voy a destruir, porque su maldad ha quedado completamente evidente ante mí».

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