Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. New Living Translation When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and sat on a heap of ashes. English Standard Version The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Berean Standard Bible When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. King James Bible For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. New King James Version Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes. New American Standard Bible When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, removed his robe from himself, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat on the dust. NASB 1995 When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes. NASB 1977 When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat on the ashes. Legacy Standard Bible Then the word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, laid aside his mantle from him, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat on the ashes. Amplified Bible When word reached the king of Nineveh [of Jonah’s message from God], he rose from his throne, took off his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in the dust [in repentance]. Christian Standard Bible When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Holman Christian Standard Bible When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes. American Standard Version And the tidings reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the word arrived to the King of Nineva, and he arose from his throne and he removed his crown from himself and he wore sackcloth and sat down on ashes Brenton Septuagint Translation And the word reached the king of Nineve, and he arose from off his throne, and took off his raiment from him, and put on sackcloth, and sat on ashes. Contemporary English Version When the king of Nineveh heard what was happening, he also dressed in sackcloth; he left the royal palace and sat in dust. Douay-Rheims Bible And the word came to the king of Ninive; and he rose up out of his throne, and cast away his robe from him, and was clothed with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. English Revised Version And the tidings reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. GOD'S WORD® Translation When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Good News Translation When the king of Nineveh heard about it, he got up from his throne, took off his robe, put on sackcloth, and sat down in ashes. International Standard Version When the message reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, removed his royal garments, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat down in ashes. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the tidings reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Literal Standard Version seeing the word comes to the king of Nineveh, and he rises from his throne, and removes his honorable robe from off him, and spreads out sackcloth, and sits on the ashes, Majority Standard Bible When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. New American Bible When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. NET Bible When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat on ashes. New Revised Standard Version When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. New Heart English Bible The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Webster's Bible Translation For word came to the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. World English Bible The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Young's Literal Translation seeing the word doth come unto the king of Nineveh, and he riseth from his throne, and removeth his honourable robe from off him, and spreadeth out sackcloth, and sitteth on the ashes, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Nineveh Repents5And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least. 6When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.… Cross References Esther 4:1 When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. Job 2:8 And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes. Isaiah 15:3 In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. Jeremiah 6:26 O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us. Jeremiah 36:24 Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments. Lamentations 2:10 The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground. Ezekiel 26:16 All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you. Treasury of Scripture For word came to the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. word. Jeremiah 13:18 Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory. and he arose. Psalm 2:10-12 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth… James 1:9,10 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: … James 4:6-10 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble… and covered. Esther 4:1-4 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; … Job 2:8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes. Job 42:6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. Jump to Previous Ashes Authority Covered Covering Haircloth Himself Laid News Nineveh Nin'eveh Reached Riseth Robe Robes Rose Royal Sackcloth Sat Seat Throne Tidings WordJump to Next Ashes Authority Covered Covering Haircloth Himself Laid News Nineveh Nin'eveh Reached Riseth Robe Robes Rose Royal Sackcloth Sat Seat Throne Tidings WordJonah 3 1. Jonah, sent again, preaches to the Ninevites.5. Upon their repentance, 10. God relents. (6) For word came.--Rather, And the matter reached. The Authorised Version treats the royal edict that follows as the same with the proclamation in Jonah 3:5. This is possible, but it is more probable that the writer intended to describe the effect produced on each district of the vast city in succession, and on all grades of people. The piercing cry uttered from street to street, from square to square, reaches at last the king on his throne of state. And he laid . . .--Stripping off the state mantle (the Hebrew word implies amplitude. See 1Kings 19:13.) It is interesting to find it used of the "Babylonish garment," found in Achan's tent. See Joshua 7:21), the monarch assumes a mourning dress. To form a conception of the change involved, the descriptions of Assyrian royal magnificence should be studied in Layard, or their representations in the Assyrian courts of the Crystal Palace. For the usual signs of Oriental mourning, comp. Genesis 37:34; 2Samuel 3:31; Job 2:8; Psalm 35:13; Ezekiel 26:16, &c. . . . Verse 6. - For word came; and the mater came; ἤγγισεν ὁ λόγος, "the word came near" (Septuagint). The tokens of penitence mentioned in ver. 5 were not exhibited in obedience to any royal command. Rather, as the impression made by the prophet spread among the people, and as they adopted these modes of showing their sorrow, the news of the movement reached the king, and he put himself at the head of it. The reigning monarch was probably either Shalmaneser III. or one of the two who succeeded him, Asshur-danil and Asshur-nirari, whose three reigns extended from B.C. 781 to 750. His robe (addereth); the word used for the "Babylonish garment" in Joshua 7:21. The magnificence of the Assyrian kings attire is attested by the monuments. Sat in ashes (comp. Job 2:8; Esther 4:3).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When wordהַדָּבָר֙ (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause reached וַיִּגַּ֤ע (way·yig·ga‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike the king מֶ֣לֶך (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Nineveh, נִֽינְוֵ֔ה (nî·nə·wêh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5210: Nineveh -- capital of Assyr he got up וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (way·yā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand from his throne, מִכִּסְא֔וֹ (mik·kis·’ōw) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne took off וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר (way·ya·‘ă·ḇêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on his royal robe, אַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ (’ad·dar·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 155: Something ample covered [himself] וַיְכַ֣ס (way·ḵas) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover with sackcloth, שַׂ֔ק (śaq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8242: A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag and sat וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in מֵֽעָלָ֑יו (mê·‘ā·lāw) Preposition-m | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against ashes. הָאֵֽפֶר׃ (hā·’ê·p̄er) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 665: Ashes Links Jonah 3:6 NIVJonah 3:6 NLT Jonah 3:6 ESV Jonah 3:6 NASB Jonah 3:6 KJV Jonah 3:6 BibleApps.com Jonah 3:6 Biblia Paralela Jonah 3:6 Chinese Bible Jonah 3:6 French Bible Jonah 3:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jonah 3:6 The news reached the king of Nineveh (Jon. 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