Jonah 3:7-9

New International Reader's Version

⁷ Here is the message he sent out to the people of Nineveh.

“I and my nobles give this order.

Don’t let people or animals taste anything. That includes your herds and flocks. People and animals must not eat or drink anything. ⁸ Let people and animals alike be covered with the clothing of sadness. All of you must call out to God with all your hearts. Stop doing what is evil. Don’t harm others. ⁹ Who knows? God might take pity on us. He might not be angry with us anymore. Then we won’t die.”