Jonah 3:1-5 - The People Of Nineveh Repent At Jonah's Proclamation

¹ Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: ² “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach the message that I tell you.” ³ 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. ⁴ Jonah set out on the first day of his walk in the city and proclaimed, “In 40 days Nineveh will be demolished!” ⁵ The men of Nineveh believed in God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth—from the greatest of them to the least.