 | Ray Broadus Browne - 1996 - 344 pages
..."That reminds me of a story: There was a certain man named Jonah, who cried unto the people, saying: 'Let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.' They turned; and Jonah was angry." Hence the gourd story. 8. Now, my Webfoot, which of us resembles... | |
 | Gail Twersky Reimer, Judith A. Kates - 1997 - 364 pages
...proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying: 'Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing; let them not feed, nor drink water; 'but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast, and let them cry mightily unto God; yea, let them... | |
 | Louis Ginzberg, Henrietta Szold, Paul Radin - 1998 - 448 pages
...not feed, nor drink water, but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast, and let them cry mightily unto God ; yea, let them turn every one...way, and from the violence that is in their hands.' Then God repented Him of the evil He had designed to bring upon them, and He did it not. Now, then,... | |
 | Ole Thomsen - 1999 - 303 pages
...Ninevah...: let neither man nor beast taste anything; let them not feed nor drink water; but let man ... be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn everyone from his evil way...Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce... | |
 | Robert Atwan, Laurance Wieder - 2000 - 512 pages
...proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them...the violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? And God saw their... | |
 | Christina Georgina Rossetti - 2001 - 1221 pages
...was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights' (Jon. 1:17). 22-4 Mneveh . . . day of grace 'But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth,...way, and from the violence that is in their hands' (Jon. 3:8). After this repentance, Nineveh was saved. 27 opened of its own accord the gate allusion... | |
 | Arthur W. Pink - 2001 - 220 pages
...proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth" (verse 5); while the king published a decree to his subjects: "Cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one...the violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from His fierce anger, that we perish not?" And we are told,... | |
 | Martin D. Yaffe - 2001 - 422 pages
...4:11). By the way, the animals, according to the story, repented like the human inhabitants of the city: "But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God" (Jon. 3:g). Likewise, in the story of the Deluge God punished all animals together with all men, only... | |
 | Richard Alvis Webster - 2001 - 101 pages
...nobles saying, 'Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; do not let them eat, or drink water. But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth and cry mightily to God. Yes, let everyone turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. Who can... | |
 | John Phillips - 2002 - 592 pages
...decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything: let them not feed, nor drink water: But let man and...way, and from the violence that is in their hands (Jonah 3:5-8). had committed horrible atrocities against their captured enemies, were so greatly changed... | |
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Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing : let them not feed, nor drink water : but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God : yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is... 
