Jonah

Chapter 3

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֧y debar-yehva֛h 'el-yona֖h shsheni֥yt le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying,

וַיְהִ֧י דְבַר־יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־יוֹנָ֖ה שֵׁנִ֥ית לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): q֛um le֥ke 'el-niֽyneve֖h ha'i֣yr hagּedola֑h uiqera֤ 'ele֨yha֙ 'et-haqּeriy'a֔h 'ashshe֥r 'anoki֖y dּobe֥r 'eleֽyka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the preaching that I bid you."

ק֛וּם לֵ֥ךְ אֶל־נִֽינְוֵ֖ה הָעִ֣יר הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה וִּקְרָ֤א אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙ אֶת־הַקְּרִיאָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י דֹּבֵ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣qam yona֗h vayּe֛leke 'el-niֽyneve֖h kּideba֣r yehva֑h veniֽyneve֗h hayeta֤h 'iyr-gּedolah֙ leֽ'lohi֔ym mahala֖ke shshelo֥shshet yamiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.

וַיָּ֣קָם יוֹנָ֗ה וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־נִֽינְוֶ֖ה כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וְנִֽינְוֵ֗ה הָיְתָ֤ה עִיר־גְּדוֹלָה֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים מַהֲלַ֖ךְ שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤chel yonah֙ lab֣o ba'i֔yr mahala֖ke y֣om 'echa֑d vayּiqera'֙ vayּo'ma֔r '֚od 'arebּa'i֣ym y֔om veniֽyneve֖h nehepּaֽket׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, "Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown."

וַיָּ֤חֶל יוֹנָה֙ לָב֣וֹא בָעִ֔יר מַהֲלַ֖ךְ י֣וֹם אֶחָ֑ד וַיִּקְרָא֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר ע֚וֹד אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֔וֹם וְנִֽינְוֵ֖ה נֶהְפָּֽכֶת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּa'ami֛ynu 'aneshshe֥y niֽyneve֖h bּeֽ'lohi֑ym vayּiqere'u-tzom֙ vayּilebּeshsh֣u shsaqּi֔ym migּedola֖m ve'ad-qetanּaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

וַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י נִֽינְוֵ֖ה בֵּֽאלֹהִ֑ים וַיִּקְרְאוּ־צוֹם֙ וַיִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שַׂקִּ֔ים מִגְּדוֹלָ֖ם וְעַד־קְטַנָּֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּigּa֤ hadּabar֙ 'el-me֣lek niֽyneve֔h vayּa֨qam֙ mikּise'֔o vayּa'abe֥r 'adּaretּ֖o meֽ'ala֑yv vayeka֣s shsa֔q vayּe֖shsheb 'al-ha'eֽper׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For word came to the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

וַיִּגַּ֤ע הַדָּבָר֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶך נִֽינְוֵ֔ה וַיָּ֨קָם֙ מִכִּסְא֔וֹ וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר אַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ מֵֽעָלָ֑יו וַיְכַ֣ס שַׂ֔ק וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב עַל־הָאֵֽפֶר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaze'e֗q vayּo֨'mer֙ bּeniֽyneve֔h mitּa֧'am hamּe֛leke ugedola֖yv le'mo֑r ha'ada֨m vehabּehema֜h habּaqa֣r vehatzּo֗'n 'aֽl-yite'amu֙ me'֔umah 'a֨l-yire'֔u uma֖yim 'al-yishshetּֽu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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:"

וַיַּזְעֵ֗ק וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ בְּנִֽינְוֵ֔ה מִטַּ֧עַם הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וּגְדֹלָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר הָאָדָ֨ם וְהַבְּהֵמָ֜ה הַבָּקָ֣ר וְהַצֹּ֗אן אַֽל־יִטְעֲמוּ֙ מְא֔וּמָה אַ֨ל־יִרְע֔וּ וּמַ֖יִם אַל־יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veyitekּasּ֣u shsaqּi֗ym haֽ'adam֙ vehabּehema֔h veyiqere'֥u 'el-'elohi֖ym bּechazeqa֑h veyashshu֗bu 'i֚yshsh midּarekּ֣o haֽra'a֔h umin-hechama֖s 'ashshe֥r bּekapּeyheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God: yes, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands."

וְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּ שַׂקִּ֗ים הָֽאָדָם֙ וְהַבְּהֵמָ֔ה וְיִקְרְא֥וּ אֶל־אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּחָזְקָ֑ה וְיָשֻׁ֗בוּ אִ֚ישׁ מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹ הָֽרָעָ֔ה וּמִן־הֶחָמָ֖ס אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽy-yode֣'a yashsh֔ub venicha֖m ha'elohi֑ym veshsha֛b mechar֥on 'apּ֖o velo֥ no'beֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from His fierce anger, that we perish not?"

מִֽי־יוֹדֵ֣עַ יָשׁ֔וּב וְנִחַ֖ם הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְשָׁ֛ב מֵחֲר֥וֹן אַפּ֖וֹ וְלֹ֥א נֹאבֵֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤re haֽ'elohiym֙ 'eֽt-ma֣'ashseyhe֔m kּiy-shsha֖bu midּarekּa֣m hara'a֑h vayּinּa֣chem ha'elohi֗ym 'al-hara'a֛h 'ashsher-dּibּe֥r la'ashsot-lahe֖m velo֥ 'ashsaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that He had said that He would do to them; and He did it not.

וַיַּ֤רְא הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶֽת־מַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם כִּי־שָׁ֖בוּ מִדַּרְכָּ֣ם הָרָעָ֑ה וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים עַל־הָרָעָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר לַעֲשׂוֹת־לָהֶ֖ם וְלֹ֥א עָשָֽׂה׃