📖 Jonah — Chapter 3 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Jonah 3:1 And Rthe word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
Jonah 3:2 Arise, go unto RNineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
Jonah 3:3 So Jonah Rarose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an Texceeding great city of three days’ journey.
Jonah 3:4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, RYet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
Jonah 3:5 So the people of Nineveh Rbelieved God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
Jonah 3:6 For Rword 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.
Jonah 3:7 And he Rcaused it to be proclaimed and Tpublished through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his Tnobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
Jonah 3:8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and Rcry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
Jonah 3:9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
Jonah 3:10 And RGod saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Jonah 3:1–4 — The renewed command is obeyed
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord’s word comes a second time, sending Jonah to preach the message given to him. Jonah enters the great city and announces its overthrow in forty days.
Key Truth: Respond to renewed opportunity with obedience.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,” (Jonah 3:1)
Find it in Jonah 3:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And ____ began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and …” (Jonah 3:4)
Find it in Jonah 3:4 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And Jonah ____ to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he …” (Jonah 3:4)
Find it in Jonah 3:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Jonah 3:5–7 — The city responds with fasting and humility
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The people believe God and fast from greatest to least. The king leaves his throne for sackcloth and ashes, then a decree extends the fasting even to the animals.
Key Truth: Receive warning with humility rather than relying on status.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “So the ____ of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put …” (Jonah 3:5)
Find it in Jonah 3:5 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “For ____ came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from …” (Jonah 3:6)
Find it in Jonah 3:6 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And he ____ it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the …” (Jonah 3:7)
Find it in Jonah 3:7 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Jonah 3:8–10 — Turning from violence is met with mercy
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The decree calls for urgent prayer and a turn from evil ways and violence, expressing hope that God may turn from anger. God sees their changed conduct and does not bring the announced disaster.
Key Truth: Let repentance include a real change in conduct.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And God saw their works, that they turned from their ____ way; and God repented of the evil, that he had …” (Jonah 3:10)
Find it in Jonah 3:10 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce ____ , that we perish not?” (Jonah 3:9)
Find it in Jonah 3:9 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And God saw their ____ , that they turned from their evil way; and God …” (Jonah 3:10)
Find it in Jonah 3:10 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Jeremiah 18:8 — Jeremiah explains the Lord’s response when a warned nation turns from evil.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What harmful conduct should change alongside your words of repentance?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes Jonah 3:1–4 (The renewed command is obeyed) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes Jonah 3:5–7 (The city responds with fasting and humility) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes Jonah 3:8–10 (Turning from violence is met with mercy) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. What conduct must accompany fasting and urgent prayer?
5. What does God observe before withholding the announced disaster?
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