Jonah 3:8 meaning and explanation
Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.
Jonah 3:8, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the words of the king of Nineveh, issued as a decree after Jonah preached that the city would be overturned in forty days. The king has already stepped down from his throne and sat in ashes, and now he orders the whole city, including its animals, to be covered in sackcloth and to cry out to God.
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