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Jonah 3:6

King James Version (KJV)

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Jonah 3:6

Verse 6 of 10

Scripture focus

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.

Jonah 3:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jonah 3:6

Theological / Devotional

The king. Possibly Adad-nirari III (see p. 996). The feeling of contrition and repentance seems to have sprang spontaneously from the people without any official royal command (v. 5). It is a remarkable spectacle to see a king of the mightiest empire of his day humbling himself “in ashes” as a result of the preaching of a foreign prophet. What a rebuke to Israel’s proud rulers and people, who persistently refused to humble their hearts under the impact of an even more extensive and continuous prophetic ministry (see 2 Kings 17:7-18)!

By SdaBc