Jonah 3:5 — Bible Verse (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.”

Jonah 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jonah 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jonah 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Jonah 3:5 — World English Bible

Jonah 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Jonah 3:5 — American Standard Version

Jonah 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the men of Nineveh believe in God, and proclaim a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even unto their least,”

Jonah 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Jonah 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

Jonah 3:5 — Darby Translation

Jonah 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So the people of Nineueh beleeued God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from ye greatest of the euen to the least of them.”

Jonah 3:5 — Geneva Bible

Jonah 3:5 in Context — Jonah 3

3 Y levantóse Jonás, y fué á Nínive, conforme á la palabra de Jehová. Y era Nínive ciudad sobremanera grande, de tres días de camino.

4 Y comenzó Jonás á entrar por la ciudad, camino de un día, y pregonaba diciendo: De aquí á cuarenta días Nínive será destruída.

5 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.

6 Y llegó el negocio hasta el rey de Nínive, y levantóse de su silla, y echó de sí su vestido, y cubrióse de saco, y se sentó sobre ceniza.

7 E hizo pregonar y anunciar en Nínive, por mandado del rey y de sus grandes, diciendo: Hombres y animales, bueyes y ovejas, no gusten cosa alguna, no se les dé alimento, ni beban agua:

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What Does Jonah 3:5 Mean?

Jonah 3:5 is a verse from the Book of Jonah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jonah chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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