Jonah 3:5

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.

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3 This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, requiring a three-day journey.

4 On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!”

5 And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.

6 When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

7 Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.

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Jonah 3:5 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.
KJV King James Version: 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.
WEB World English Bible: The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.
ASV American Standard Version: 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.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: And the men of Nineveh believe in God, and proclaim a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even unto their least,
DBY Darby Translation: And the men of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
WBS Webster Bible: 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.