Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
WEB
“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”
YLT
`Rise, go unto Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim unto it the proclamation that I am speaking unto thee;'
DBT
Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I shall bid thee.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJonah — A reluctant prophet fleeing from Nineveh, a storm, a great fish, a repentant city, and a bush. The only prophet whose book is entirely narrative — and whose complaint against God's mercy is the book's real subject.
- Author
- The book is anonymous; Jonah son of Amittai is the subject (1:1; cf. 2 Kings 14:25)
- Date
- Jonah's historical ministry c. 8th c. BC under Jeroboam II; book's composition disputed