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5 And the Ninevites (abode of Ninus) believed God {Elohim}. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least. 6 When word reached the king of Nineveh (abode of Ninus), he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh (abode of Ninus): “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. 8 Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God {Elohim}. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands. 9 Who knows? God {Elohim} may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.” 10 When God {Elohim} saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them. Jonah 3:5-10, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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