Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” New Living Translation “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.” English Standard Version “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” Berean Standard Bible “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.” King James Bible Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. New King James Version “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.” New American Standard Bible “Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.” NASB 1995 “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.” NASB 1977 “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.” Legacy Standard Bible “Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and call out to it this very call which I am going to speak to you.” Amplified Bible “Go to Nineveh the great city and declare to it the message which I am going to tell you.” Christian Standard Bible “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach the message that I tell you.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach the message that I tell you.” American Standard Version Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. Contemporary English Version to go to that great city of Nineveh and preach his message of doom. English Revised Version Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Leave at once for the important city, Nineveh. Announce to the people the message I have given you." Good News Translation He said, "Go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to the people the message I have given you." International Standard Version "Get up and go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you." Majority Standard Bible “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.” NET Bible "Go immediately to Nineveh, that large city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you." New Heart English Bible "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I give you." Webster's Bible Translation Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the preaching that I bid thee. World English Bible “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Rise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim to it the proclamation that I am speaking to you”; Young's Literal Translation 'Rise, go unto Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim unto it the proclamation that I am speaking unto thee;' Smith's Literal Translation Arise, go to Nineveh the great city, and call to it the calling which I speak to thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleArise, and go to Ninive the great city: and preach in it the preaching that I bid thee. Catholic Public Domain Version Rise, and go to Nineveh, the great city. And preach in it the preaching that I say to you. New American Bible Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you. New Revised Standard Version “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleArise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it the proclamation which I tell you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Arise, go to Nineva the great city and preach upon it the preaching that I say to you OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and make unto it the proclamation that I bid thee.' Brenton Septuagint Translation Rise, go to Nineve, the great city, and preach in it according to the former preaching which I spoke to thee of. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jonah Preaches to the Ninevites1Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.” 3This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, requiring a three-day journey.… Cross References Matthew 12:41 The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. Luke 11:32 The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. Acts 10:42 And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead. Acts 17:30 Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent. Matthew 28:19-20 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Mark 16:15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Romans 10:14-15 How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? / And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” 2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 1 Corinthians 9:16 Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! Acts 20:27 For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God. Jeremiah 1:7 But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. Ezekiel 2:3-5 “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me. / They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ / And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them. Isaiah 6:8-9 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” / And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Jeremiah 25:4-5 And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear. / The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever. Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. Treasury of Scripture Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the preaching that I bid you. Nineveh. Jonah 1:2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. Zephaniah 2:13-15 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness… preach. Jeremiah 1:17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. Jeremiah 15:19-21 Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them… Ezekiel 2:7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. Jump to Previous Arise Bid City Great Message Nineveh Nin'eveh Preach Preaching Proclaim Proclamation Rise Speaking WordJump to Next Arise Bid City Great Message Nineveh Nin'eveh Preach Preaching Proclaim Proclamation Rise Speaking WordJonah 3 1. Jonah, sent again, preaches to the Ninevites.5. Upon their repentance, 10. God relents. Arise The Hebrew word for "arise" is "קוּם" (qum), which conveys a sense of urgency and action. In the context of Jonah, this command is not merely about physical movement but a call to spiritual awakening and obedience. Jonah is being summoned to fulfill a divine mission, emphasizing the immediacy and importance of God's instructions. This word sets the tone for the entire chapter, highlighting the necessity of responding promptly to God's call. go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the message that I give you THE PROPHET FULFILS HIS COMMISSION. ITS RESULT. (2) Preach.--In Jonah 1:2 the word is rendered "cry." Verse 2. - That great city (see note on Jonah 1:2). Preaching; rendered "cry" in Jonah 1:2; Septuagint, κήρυγμα. This time the proclamation is unto it, as interested in the message, not "against it," as doomed to destruction (Pusey).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Arise!ק֛וּם (qūm) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand Go לֵ֥ךְ (lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the great הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה (hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent city הָעִ֣יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement of Nineveh נִֽינְוֵ֖ה (nî·nə·wêh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5210: Nineveh -- capital of Assyr and proclaim וִּקְרָ֤א (wiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read the message הַקְּרִיאָ֔ה (haq·qə·rî·’āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7150: A proclamation that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I אָנֹכִ֖י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I will give דֹּבֵ֥ר (dō·ḇêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue you.” אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Links Jonah 3:2 NIVJonah 3:2 NLT Jonah 3:2 ESV Jonah 3:2 NASB Jonah 3:2 KJV Jonah 3:2 BibleApps.com Jonah 3:2 Biblia Paralela Jonah 3:2 Chinese Bible Jonah 3:2 French Bible Jonah 3:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jonah 3:2 Arise go to Nineveh that great city (Jon. 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