Jonah

Jonah 3:1–4

1Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”

3This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word of the LORD.

Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city,a requiring a three-day journey.b 4On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!”

Footnotes

  • a 3:3 Or was a great city to God
  • b 3:3 Literally great city, a three-day journey

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Jonah 3:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the wordדְבַר־ḏə·ḇar-Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
cameוַיְהִ֧יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Jonahיוֹנָ֖הyō·w·nāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3124 Jonah
a second timeשֵׁנִ֥יתšê·nîṯNumber - ordinal feminine singularH8145 second

Jonah 3:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Get upק֛וּםqūmVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
Goלֵ֥ךְlêḵVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הhag·gə·ḏō·w·lāhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH1419 great
cityהָעִ֣ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
of Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnî·nə·wêhNoun - proper - feminine singularH5210 Nineveh
and proclaimוִּקְרָ֤אwiq·rå̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
to itאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙’ê·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH413 motion to
the messageהַקְּרִיאָ֔הhaq·qə·rî·’āhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH7150 proclamation
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Iאָנֹכִ֖י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
giveדֹּבֵ֥רdō·ḇêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1696 speak
youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃’ê·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH413 motion to

Jonah 3:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
This time Jonahיוֹנָ֗הyō·w·nāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3124 Jonah
got upוַיָּ֣קָםway·yā·qāmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
and wentוַיֵּ֛לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Ninevehנִֽינְוֶ֖הnī·nə·wɛhNoun - proper - feminine singularH5210 Nineveh
in accordance with the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkiḏ·ḇarPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Now Ninevehוְנִֽינְוֵ֗הwə·nî·nə·wêhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5210 Nineveh
wasהָיְתָ֤הhā·yə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
an exceedinglyלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםlê·lō·hîmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
greatגְּדוֹלָה֙gə·ḏō·w·lāhAdjective - feminine singularH1419 great
cityעִיר־‘îr-Noun - feminine singular constructH5892 excitement
a three-dayשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתšə·lō·šeṯNumber - masculine singular constructH7969 a three, triad
journeyמַהֲלַ֖ךְma·hă·laḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4109 walk, passage, distance

Jonah 3:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On the firstאֶחָ֑ד’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
dayי֣וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day
of his journeyמַהֲלַ֖ךְma·hă·laḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4109 walk, passage, distance
Jonahיוֹנָה֙yō·w·nāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3124 Jonah
set outוַיָּ֤חֶלway·yā·ḥelConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2490 bore, pierce
into the cityבָעִ֔ירḇā·‘îrPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
and proclaimedוַיִּקְרָא֙way·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
Fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים’ar·bā·‘îmNumber - common pluralH705 forty
moreע֚וֹד‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
daysי֔וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day
and Ninevehוְנִֽינְוֵ֖הwə·nî·nə·wêhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5210 Nineveh
will be overturnedנֶהְפָּֽכֶת׃neh·pā·ḵeṯVerb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singularH2015 turn, overturn

Cross-references

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Jonah 3:1 Jonah 1:1

Jonah 3:2 Ezekiel 2:7 · Jeremiah 1:17 · Jonah 1:2 · Jonah 3:3

Jonah 3:4 Deuteronomy 18:22 · Jeremiah 18:7–10 · Jonah 3:10 · 2 Kings 20:1 · 2 Kings 20:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.