Jonah 3:7-9

Amplified Bible

⁷ He issued a proclamation and it said, “In Nineveh, by the decree of the king and his nobles: No man, animal, herd, or flock is to taste anything. They are not to eat or drink water. ⁸ But both man and animal must be covered with sackcloth; and every one is to call on God earnestly and forcefully that each may turn from his wicked way and from the violence that is in his hands. ⁹ Who knows, God may turn [in compassion] and relent and withdraw His burning anger (judgment) so that we will not perish.”^(A)