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Jonah 3:5
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KJ21
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.
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.
AMP
The people of Nineveh believed and trusted in God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth [in penitent mourning], from the greatest even to the least of them.
AMPC
So the people of Nineveh believed in God and proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth [in penitent mourning], from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
BRG
¶ 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.
CSB
Then the people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth—from the greatest of them to the least.
CSBA
Then the people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth – from the greatest of them to the least.
CEB
And the people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and put on mourning clothes, from the greatest of them to the least significant.
CJB
when the people of Ninveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.
CEV
They believed God's message and set a time when they would go without eating to show their sorrow. Then everyone in the city, no matter who they were, dressed in sackcloth.
DARBY
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.
DRA
And the men of Ninive believed in God: and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least.
ERV
The people of Nineveh believed God. They decided to stop eating for a time to think about their sins. They put on special clothes to show they were sorry. All the people in the city did this, from the most important to the least important.
EASY
The people who lived in Nineveh believed God's message. They told everyone that they must not eat any food for several days. Everyone had to wear sackcloth to show that they were sorry. The most important people and the ordinary people all did that.
EHV
The men of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.
ESV
And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
ESVUK
And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
EXB
The people of Nineveh believed God. They ·announced that they would fast [called for/decreed a fast], and they put on ·rough cloth [burlap; sackcloth; C to show their sorrow and repentance]. All the people in the city did this, from the ·most important to the least important [L greatest to the least].
GNV
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.
GW
The people of Nineveh believed God. They decided to fast, and everyone, from the most important to the least important, dressed in sackcloth.
GNT
The people of Nineveh believed God's message. So they decided that everyone should fast, and all the people, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth to show that they had repented.
HCSB
The men of Nineveh believed in God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth—from the greatest of them to the least.
ICB
The people of Nineveh believed in God. They announced they would stop eating for a while. They put on rough cloth to show how sad they were. All the people in the city wore the cloth. People from the most important to the least important did this.
ISV
The people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least important.
JUB
¶ 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.
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
And the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
LEB
And the people of Nineveh believed in God, and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth—from the greatest of them to the least important.
TLB
But the very first day when Jonah entered the city and began to preach, the people repented. Jonah shouted to the crowds that gathered around him, “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” And they believed him and declared a fast; from the king on down, everyone put on sackcloth—the rough, coarse garments worn at times of mourning.
MSG
The people of Nineveh listened, and trusted God. They proclaimed a citywide fast and dressed in burlap to show their repentance. Everyone did it—rich and poor, famous and obscure, leaders and followers.
MEV
So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast. And everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
NOG
The people of Nineveh believed Elohim. They decided to fast, and everyone, from the most important to the least important, dressed in sackcloth.
NABRE
the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.
NASB
Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
NASB1995
Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them.
NCB
The people of Nineveh believed this message from God. They proclaimed a fast, and everyone, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.
NCV
The people of Nineveh believed God. They announced that they would fast for a while, and they put on rough cloth to show their sadness. All the people in the city did this, from the most important to the least important.
NET
The people of Nineveh believed in God, and they declared a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
NIRV
The people of Nineveh believed God’s warning. So they decided not to eat any food for a while. And all of them put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. That’s what everyone did, from the least important of them to the most important.
NIV
The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.
NIVUK
The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.
NKJV
So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
NLV
Then the people of Nineveh believed in God. They called for a time when no food was to be eaten. And all the people, from the greatest to the least, put on clothes made from hair.
NLT
The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow.
NRSVA
And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
NRSVACE
And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
NRSVCE
And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
NRSVUE
And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
OJB
So the people of Nineveh had emunah in Elohim, and proclaimed a tzom, and put on sackcloth, from their gedolim even to their ketanim.
RGT
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.
RSV
And the people of Nin′eveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
RSVCE
And the people of Nin′eveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
TLV
Then the people of Nineveh believed God and called for a fast and wore sackcloth—from the greatest of them to the least of them.
VOICE
With that announcement, the people of Nineveh started to trust in Jonah’s God! Every person—whether young or old, rich or poor, male or female—fasted and wore a sack as a sign of remorse for his past wickedness.
WEB
The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.
WYC
And men of Nineveh believed to the Lord, and preached fasting, and were clothed with sackcloths, from the more till to the less. (And the people of Nineveh believed the word of the Lord, and proclaimed a fast, and were clothed with sackcloths, from the greatest unto the least.)
YLT
And the men of Nineveh believe in God, and proclaim a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even unto their least,
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