"And he caused it to be 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:"

"Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,"

"Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me."

"Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee."

"So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city."

"Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?"

"Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:"

"They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy."

"And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,"