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Jonah 3:2–3

Arise, go unto aNineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now aNineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey.

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Jonah 3:2–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

“Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”

Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it.

Jonah 3:2–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey in breadth.

Jonah 3:2–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.”

This time Jonah obeyed the Lord’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all.

Jonah 3:2–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three-day journey in extent.

Jonah 3:2–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

“Get up, go to the great city Nineveh, and preach to it what I tell you to say.”

So Jonah obeyed the Lord and got up and went to Nineveh. It was a very large city; just to walk across it took a person three days.

Jonah 3:2–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of Jehovah. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city, of three days’ journey.

Jonah 3:2–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I shall bid thee. And Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of Jehovah. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey.

Jonah 3:2–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Leave at once for the important city, Nineveh. Announce to the people the message I have given you.” 

Jonah immediately went to Nineveh as the Lord told him. Nineveh was a very large city. It took three days to walk throughit.

Jonah 3:2–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach the message that I tell you.” So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the Lord’s command.

Now Nineveh was an extremely large city, a three-day walk.

Jonah 3:2–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

“Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days’ walk across.

Jonah 3:2–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“Get up! Go to Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim to it the message that I am telling you.” So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the word of Yahweh. Now Nineveh was an extraordinarily great city—a journey of three days across.

Jonah 3:2–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce to its people the message I give you.”

Jonah obeyed the Lord. He went to Nineveh. It was a very important city. In fact, it took about three days to see all of it.

Jonah 3:2–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.”

So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three days walk.


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