Jonah 3:3

“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.”

"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." - Jonah 3:3
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What does Jonah 3:3 mean?

Jonah 3:3 (KJV) reads, "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." The book of Jonah is a short prophetic book found in the Old Testament. It tells the story of the prophet Jonah, who…

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Obedience in the Face of Giants

In Jonah 3:3, we read, "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." This pivotal moment in the life of Jonah offers profound insights into obedience, faith, and the daunting challenges…

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A Prayer for Obedience and Transformation Inspired by Jonah 3:3

O Lord, my Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart that is full of reverence and awe. As I reflect upon Your Word, I am reminded of the powerful and transformative message found in the book of Jonah. Specifically, I meditate on Jonah 3:3, which says, "So Jonah…

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Jonah 3:3 - "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."
Jonah 3:1 - "And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,"
Jonah 3:4 - "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."
Jonah walking through the ancient city of Nineveh, preaching to the Assyrians. Jonah 3:4
"And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying," - Jonah 3:1
Jonah 3:2 - "Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee."
Jonah 3:9 - "Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?"
Jonah 3:5 - "¶ 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."
Jonah 1:3 - "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."
"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." - Jonah 3:4
Jonah 4:3 - "Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live."
Jonah 2:3 - "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."
"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." - Jonah 2:3
Jonah 3:10 - "¶ 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."
Jonah 3:6 - "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."
Jonah 3:8 - "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."
"Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee." - Jonah 3:2
Jonah 3:7 - "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:"
"Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?" - Jonah 3:9
"¶ 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
"Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live." - Jonah 4:3
"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." - Jonah 1:3
"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." - Jonah 2:3
"¶ 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." - Jonah 3:10
"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
"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." - Jonah 3:8
"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:" - Jonah 3:7
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