Berean Standard Bible
“And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.”
After running from God and being rescued from the sea, Jonah finally goes to Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian empire, and delivers a brief message that the city will be overturned in forty days. Nineveh was known for its cruelty, so the reader expects a hard reception.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.
World English Bible (WEB)
The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.
King James Version (KJV)
So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And the people of Nineveh had belief in God; and a time was fixed for going without food, and they put on haircloth, from the greatest to the least.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y los hombres de Nínive creyeron á Dios, y pregonaron ayuno, y vistiéronse de sacos desde el mayor de ellos hasta el menor de ellos.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Cuando entró Jonás el primer día a la ciudad y comenzó a predicar, el pueblo se arrepintió de sus malas obras. Jonás pregonaba con voz potente el mensaje de Dios: «¡Dentro de cuarenta días Nínive será destruida!». Los ninivitas creyeron el mensaje que Dios les enviaba y decidieron ayunar. Desde el más encumbrado hasta el más pobre se vistieron con ropas de luto, es decir, con ropa áspera y tosca, en señal de arrepentimiento.
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