1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to Jonah a second time.
2 'Up!' he said, 'Go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach to it as I shall tell you.'
3 Jonah set out and went to Nineveh in obedience to the word of Yahweh. Now Nineveh was a city great beyond compare; to cross it took three days.
4 Jonah began by going a day's journey into the city and then proclaimed, 'Only forty days more and Nineveh will be overthrown.'
5 And the people of Nineveh believed in God; they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least.
6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his robe, put on sackcloth and sat down in ashes.
7 He then had it proclaimed throughout Nineveh, by decree of the king and his nobles, as follows: 'No person or animal, herd or flock, may eat anything; they may not graze, they may not drink any water.
8 All must put on sackcloth and call on God with all their might; and let everyone renounce his evil ways and violent behaviour.
9 Who knows? Perhaps God will change his mind and relent and renounce his burning wrath, so that we shall not perish.'
10 God saw their efforts to renounce their evil ways. And God relented about the disaster which he had threatened to bring on them, and did not bring it.
Versículos relacionados com Jonah, 3:
Jonah 3 tells the second way of the prophet Jonas to the city of Nineveh, where he preached the message of God and the Ninivites repented of their sins. The verses related to the topics covered in Jonas 3 are:
Isaiah 55:6-7: "Seek the Lord as long as one can find, invoke him while he is close. Leave the wicked his way, and the evil man, his thoughts and convert to the Lord, who shall be sympathized; To our God, because it is great to forgive. " This verse shows that God is always ready to forgive those who repent of their sins, even those who are considered wicked or evil.
Matthew 12:41: "The Ninivites will rise in judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented with the preaching of Jonas. And here is the one who is greater than Jonah." In this verse, Jesus refers to the Ninivites and how they repented in the face of Jonah's preaching, highlighting the importance of repentance and conversion.
1 John 1:9: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and purify us from all injustice." This verse shows that, just as the Ninivites repented and forgiven, all who confess their sins and repent can be forgiven and purified by God.
Ezekiel 18:32: "For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord God. Therefore, I convert and live." This verse shows God's desire that all will repent and live, showing that He does not want the death of sinners, but that they turn to Him and live.
2 Peter 3:9: "The Lord does not slow his promise, as some judge her time consuming; on the contrary, he is longenic to you, not wanting none to perish, but everyone comes to repentance." This verse highlights God's patience and long -term, which expects everyone to repent and come to the knowledge of the truth.
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