And the tidings came unto the king of Nineveh, which arose out of his seat, and did his apparel off and put on sackcloth, and sat him down in ashes.

And it was cried and commanded in Nineveh by the authority of the king and of his lords, saying, "See that neither man or beast, ox or sheep taste ought at all, and that they neither feed or drink water."

And they put on sackcloth both man and beast, and cried unto God mightily, and turned every man from his wicked way, and from doing wrong in which they were accustomed, saying,

"Who can tell whether God will turn and repent, and cease from his fierce wrath, that we perish not?"

And he arose and went to Nineveh at the LORD's commandment. Nineveh was a great city unto God, containing three days journey.

"Up, and get thee to Nineveh that great city, and preach unto them the preaching which I bade thee."

And when God saw their works, how they turned from their wicked ways, he repented on the evil which he said he would do unto them, and did it not.

Then came the word of the LORD unto Jonah again, saying,

And Jonah went to and entered into the city even a day's journey, and cried, saying, "There shall not pass forty days but Nineveh shall be overthrown."

And the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed fasting, and arrayed themselves in sackcloth, as well the great as the small of them.