Jonah 3:8
What does Jonah 3:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Jonah 3:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast, and let them cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands.
KJV
King James Version · 1611But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast, and let them cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And let man and beast be covered with haircloth, and let them make strong prayers to God: and let everyone be turned from his evil way and the violent acts of their hands.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and cover themselves <FI>with<Fi> sackcloth let man and beast, and let them call unto God mightily, and let them turn back each from his evil way, and from the violence that <FI>is<Fi> in their hands.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And let men and beasts be covered with sackcloth, and cry to the Lord with all their strength, and let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the iniquity that is in their hands.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily untoGod; and let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
Context
v.7And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;
v.8This passage
v.9Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jonah 1:14
Wherefore they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.
- Jonah 1:6
So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
- Acts 3:19
Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;
- Daniel 4:27
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
- Matthew 3:8
Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:
- Ezekiel 18:21
But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
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