Jonah 3:7-9

New Century Version

By command of the king and his important men: No person or animal, herd or flock, will be allowed to taste anything. Do not let them eat food or drink water. ⁸ But every person and animal should be covered with rough cloth, and people should cry loudly to God. Everyone must turn away from evil living and stop doing harm all the time. ⁹ Who knows? Maybe God will change his mind. Maybe he will stop being angry, and then we will not die.