Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand men who cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also much cattle?
New American Standard Bible
Should I not
King James Version
And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
Holman Bible
Should I not care about the great city of Nineveh,
International Standard Version
So why shouldn't I be concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 human beings who do not know their right hand from their left, as well as a lot of livestock?
American Standard Version
and should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
Amplified
Should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 [innocent] persons, who do not know the difference between their right and left hand [and are not yet accountable for sin], as well as many [blameless] animals?”
Bible in Basic English
And am I not to have mercy on Nineveh, that great town, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons without the power of judging between right and left, as well as much cattle?
Darby Translation
and I, should not I have pity on Nineveh, the great city, wherein are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
Julia Smith Translation
And shall I not spare for Nineveh the great city which there is in it more than one hundred and twenty thousand men which knew not between his right hand to his left, and many cattle?
King James 2000
And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also many cattle?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, the great city, {in which there are} more {than one hundred and twenty thousand} people who do not know right from left, plus many animals?"
Modern King James verseion
And should I not spare Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than a hundred and twenty thousand men who do not know between their right and their left hand, besides much cattle?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And should not I have compassion on Nineveh that great city, wherein there is a multitude of people, even above a hundred thousand that know not their righthand from the left, besides much cattle?"
NET Bible
Should I not be even more concerned about Nineveh, this enormous city? There are more than one hundred twenty thousand people in it who do not know right from wrong, as well as many animals!"
New Heart English Bible
Shouldn't I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who can't discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much livestock?"
The Emphasized Bible
And was not, I, to spare Nineveh, the great city, - wherein are more than twelve times ten thousand human beings, who cannot discern between their right hand and their left, besides much cattle?
Webster
And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also many cattle?
World English Bible
Shouldn't I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who can't discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much livestock?"
Youngs Literal Translation
and I -- have not I pity on Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than twelve myriads of human beings, who have not known between their right hand and their left -- and much cattle!'
Themes
Deliverance » Divine, example of
God » Pillar of » Forbearance of
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Taught a lesson of the breadth of the divine love
Topics
Interlinear
Gadowl
Rabah
Sh@nayim
Yada`
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jonah 4:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jonah Is Angry At Yahweh's Compassion
10 And LORD said, Thou have had regard for the gourd, for which thou have not labored, nor made it grow, which came up in a night, and perished in a night. 11 And should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand men who cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also much cattle?
Cross References
Jonah 1:2
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.
Deuteronomy 1:39
Moreover your little ones, who ye said would be a prey, and your sons, who this day have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in there, and I will give it to them, and they shall possess it.
Psalm 36:6
Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God. Thy judgments are a great deep. O LORD, thou preserve man and beast.
Matthew 18:33
Was it not necessary for thee also to be merciful to thy fellow bondman, as I also was merciful to thee?
Luke 15:28-32
But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore, his father having come out, he called him.
Psalm 104:14
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herbage for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth,
Psalm 104:27-28
These all wait for thee, that thou may give them their food in due season.
Psalm 145:8-9
LORD is gracious, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
Psalm 145:15-16
The eyes of all wait for thee, and thou give them their food in due season.
Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us reason together, says LORD, though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Jonah 3:2-3
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the preaching that I bid thee.
Jonah 3:10-1
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. And God relented of the evil which he said he would do to them, and he did not do it.