A.V. I Or, sane tuary. + Heb. house of stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand. 8 And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more: 9 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword. 10 Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. 12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: 13 But prophesy not again any more at Beth-el: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court. 14 ¶ Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; the king but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of "syco dom. !! Or, wild figs. + Heb. from behind. * Ezek. 21.2. 1 [1611 Temples] + Heb. shall horol. + Heb. be silent. "Or, month. + Heb. open. + Heb. perverting the balances of deceit. * ch. 2. 6. more fruit: 15 And the LORD took me tas I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. 16 Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, *and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac. 17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land. 8 Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit. 2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more. 3 And the songs of the temple † shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth † with silence. 4 ¶ Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, 5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and † falsifying the balances by deceit ? * 6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat? 7 The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. 8 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: 10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day. stood beside a wall made by a plumbline, 8 with a plumbline in his hand. And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them 9 any more: and the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword. 10 Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear R.V. 1 Or, upon 3 Or, one of the sons of the pro 11 all his words. For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely 12 be led away captive out of his land. Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there 13 eat bread, and prophesy there: but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el: for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house. 14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I 2 was no prophet, neither 2 was I 3 a prophet's 2 Or, am son; but I was an herdman, and a dresser 15 of sycomore trees: and the LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. phets 16 Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the 17 house of Isaac; therefore thus saith the LORD: Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land. See 1 Kings XX. 35. 3 And the songs of the temple shall be howl- 4 Or, ings in that day, saith the Lord GoD: the palace dead bodies shall be many; in every place 45 shall they cast them forth with silence. Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, 5 and cause the poor of the land to fail, saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat? making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with 6 balances of deceit; that we may buy the poor for 7 silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, 7 and sell the refuse of the wheat. The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely 8 I will never forget any of their works. Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of 9 Egypt. And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the 10 earth in the clear day. And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning for an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day. ૨ ૨ ૨ Or have they cast forth: be them silent! 6 Heb. open. 7 See ch. ii. 6. 11 ¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: 12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it. 13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. 14 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer-sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. 9 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the "lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. 2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: 3 And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them: 4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good. * 5 And the Lord GoD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that ‡dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. 6 It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name. 7 Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have me, not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? 8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord GoD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD. 9 For, lo, I will command, and I will + sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least † grain fall upon the earth. 10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. 11 In that day will I raise up the * tabernacle of David that is fallen, and + close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: 12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, + which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this. 13 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. 14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. 15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God. 11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing 12 the words of the LORD. And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it. 13 In that day shall the fair virgins and the 14 young men faint for thirst. They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As thy God, O Dan, liveth; and, As the way of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. R.V. 1 Or, manner 2 Or, upon 3 Or. he that fleeth of them shall away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered 4 Heb. Sheol. 9 I saw the Lord standing 2 beside the altar: and he said, Smite the chapiters, that the thresholds may shake: and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there 2 shall not one of them escape. Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, not flee 3 thence will I bring them down. And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command 4 the serpent, and he shall bite them. And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good. 5 For the Lord, the GoD of hosts, is he that toucheth the land and it melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up wholly like the River; and shall sink again, 6 like the River of Egypt; it is he that buildeth his chambers in the heaven, and hath founded his vault upon the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; the LORD is his 7 name. Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? 8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord GoD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith 9 the LORD. For, lo, I will command, and I will cause to move to 5 sift the house of Israel among all the nations, Heb. like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not 10 the least grain fall upon the earth. All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. 11 and fro. • Or, In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old; 12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations, which are called by my 13 name, saith the LORD that doeth this. Behold, were the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and 14 all the hills shall melt. And I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gar 15 dens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God. OBADIAH. A.V. * Jer. 49. 14. 16. 9. Jer. 49. Jer. 49. ! Or, gleanings? + Heb. the men of thy peace. + Heb. the men of thy bread. Or,ofit. * Is. 29. 11. Jer. 49.7. * Gen. 27. 41. Ezek. 35. 5. Amos 1. 11. Or. carried away his sub stance. Or, do not behold, &c. + Heb. magni fied thy mouth. 1 THE vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; * We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. 2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. 3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 4 Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and 5 If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, 7 All the men of thy confederacy have brought 8* Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even * 10 For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever. 11 In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers "carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them. 12 But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have + spoken proudly in the day of distress. 13 Thou shouldest not have entered into the 14 Neither shouldest thou have stood in the 16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy moun- 17 ¶ But upon mount Zion shall be "deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. 18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it. 1 THE vision of Obadiah. R.V. 7-22. 1 See Jer. xlix. 2Or, Sela See Thus saith the Lord GOD' concerning Edom": We have heard tidings from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in 2 battle. Behold, I have made thee small among 3 the nations: thou art greatly despised. The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of 2 the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 4 Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith 5 the LORD. If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not steal till they had enough? if grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some 6 gleaning grapes? How are 3 the things of Esau Or, searched out! how are his hidden treasures O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end Or, of it that every one may be cut off from the mount 10 of Esau by slaughter. For the violence done to thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, 11 and thou shalt be cut off for ever. that thou stoodest 8 on the other side, in the In the day day that strangers carried away his substance, them. But look not thou on the day of thy and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of brother in 10 the day of his disaster, and rejoice not over the children of Judah in the day of 13 day of distress. Enter not into the gate of my stranger their destruction; neither speak proudly in the people in the day of their calamity; yea, look not thou on their affliction in the day of their calamity, neither lay ye hands on their substance 14 in the day of their calamity. And stand thou not in the crossway, to cut off those of his that escape; and deliver not up those of his 15 that remain in the day of distress. For the day of the LORD is near upon all the nations: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee; thy dealing shall return upon thine 16 own head. For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the nations drink pence continually, yea, they shall drink, and 12 swallow down, and shall be as though they had 17 not been. But in mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their posses18 sions. And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall burn among them, and devour them: and there shall not be any remaining to the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it. 11 Or, recom 12 Or, talk foolishly R.V. 1 Or, fortress 2 Or, shall 19 And they of the South shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the lowland the Philistines and they shall possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria: and 20 Benjamin shall possess Gilead. And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel, 2 which are among the Canaanites, shall possess even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess 21 the cities of the South. And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S. Or, which are among the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath, and de. possess that which belongeth to the Canaan. ites, even JONAH. Called, * Gen.10. + Heb. cast forth. Heb. thought to be broken. + Heb. with great fear. + Heb. may be silent from us? || Or, grew more and more tempestuous. + Heb. went. + Heb. digged. + Heb. stood. + Heb. sacrificed a sacrifice into the LORD, and vow ed vows. * Matt. 12. 40. & 16. 4. Luke 11. 30. + Heb. bowels. 1 Now the word of the LORD came unto "Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that * great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. 4 But the LORD + sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship † was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not. 7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. 8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? 9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land. 10 Then were the men texceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. 11 ¶ Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea † may be calm unto us? for the seat wrought, and was tempestuous. 12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. 13 Nevertheless the men trowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. 14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee. 15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea and the sea + ceased from her raging. 16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and toffered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows. 17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 1 And 1 Or. hurled Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah 2 the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their 3 wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the 4 LORD. But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be bro5 ken. Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it unto them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will 7 think upon us, that we perish not. they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, 8 and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art 9 thou? And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of hea ven, which hath made the sea and the dry 10 land. Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this that thou hast done? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he 11 had told them. Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and 12 more tempestuous. And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is 13 upon you. Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not for the sea grew more and more 14 tempestuous against them. Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast 15 done as it pleased thee. So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and 16 the sea ceased from her raging. Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made 17 vows. And the LORD prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the in Heb.) belly of the fish three days and three nights. [Ch. II. 1 A.V. * Ps. 120. 1. 1 Or, + Heb. heart. * Ps. 69.1. + Heb. cuttings off. # Or. the pit. 14, 23. & 116.17. Hos.14.2. Heb. 13. 15. 2 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, 2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of "hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. 3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the + midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. 4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. 5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. 6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from "corruption, O LORD my God. 7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. 8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD. 2 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God 2 out of the fish's belly. And he said, 3 4 5 6 I called by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, And he answered me; Out of the belly of 2 hell cried I, And thou heardest my voice. For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me. And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head. I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with her bars closed upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from 3 the pit, O LORD my God. * Ps. 50. 10 ¶ And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonal upon the dry land. 8 They that regard lying vanities * Ps. 3. 8. 3 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonahı the second time, saying, 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; Forsake their own mercy. R.V. 1 Or, out of mine afflic tion 2 Heb. Sheol. 3 Or, corruption + Heb. * Matt. 12. 41. Luke 11. 32. + Heb. + Heb. * Joel 2. 14. *ch. 1.3. *Ex.34.6. Ps. 86. 5. Joel 2.13. I Or, Art thou greatly angry? 2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. 3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey. 4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. 5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 6 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. 7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and + published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. 9* Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? 10 ¶ And God 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. 4 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. 2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. 3 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. 4 Then said the LORD, "Doest thou well to be angry? 5 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a I will pay that which I have vowed. 10 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. 3 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah 2 the second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the 3 preaching that I bid thee. So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceed4 ing great city, of three days' journey. And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's great journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, 5 and Nineveh shall be overthrown. And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 6 And the tidings reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered him with sack7 cloth, and sat in ashes. And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink 8 water but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast, and let them cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in 9 their hands. Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his 10 fierce anger, that we perish not? And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, which he said he would do unto them; and he did 4 it not. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, 2 and he was angry. And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hasted to flee unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and full of compassion, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy, and repentest thee of 3 the evil. Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is bet4 ter for me to die than to live. And the LORD 5 said, Doest thou well to be angry? Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the cast side of the city, and there made him a |