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Jonah 3:5

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Jonah 3:5

Verse 5 of 10

Scripture focus

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.

Jonah 3:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jonah 3:5

Theological / Devotional

Believed God. Or, “believed in God.” On the possible background, interpreted by some as contributing to the success of Jonah’s preaching, see pp. 995, 996.

Sackcloth. A coarse dark material woven from goat’s hair and worn in times of mourning and calamity (see Dan. 9:3; Matt. 11:21; Luke 10:13).

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