Reference: Nineveh
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NINEVEH (Assyrian Nin
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Out of that land came Assyria, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
And so Sennacherib king of Assyria avoided and departed and went again, and dwelt at Nineveh.
Behold, I will upon thee, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, and will set fire upon thy chariots that they shall smoke withal, and the sword shall devour thy young lions. I will make an end of thy spoiling from out of the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
The men of Nineveh shall rise at the day of judgment with this nation, and condemn them: for they amended at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, a greater than Jonah is here.
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the son of man be to this nation.
The men of Nineveh shall rise at the judgment, with this generation, and shall condemn them: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah: And behold, a greater than Jonah is here.