Jonah 3:5

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.

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3 So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’s word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey across.

4 Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried out, and said, “In forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!”

5 The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.

6 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.

7 He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, “Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;

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Jonah 3:5 in every translation

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.
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.
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.
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.