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Jonah 3:6

When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

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ASV

And the tidings reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

KJV

For word came unto 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.

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'and it reachedH5060 →
הַדָּבָר֙ha.da.Varthe wordH1697 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מֶ֣לֶךMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
נִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehNinevehH5210 →
וַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komand he aroseH6965 →
מִכִּסְא֔וֹmi.kis.'Ofrom throne hisH3678 →
וַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.Verand he took offH5674 →
אַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.Tocloak hisH155 →
מֵֽעָלָ֑יוme.'a.Lavfrom on <the> himH5921 →
וַיְכַ֣סvay.Khasand he coveredH3680 →
שַׂ֔קSaksackclothH8242 →
וַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he satH3427 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.fer<the> ash[es]H665 →

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Esther 4:1–4When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.James 4:6–10But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”Job 2:8And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.Daniel 9:3So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.Ezekiel 26:16All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you.Luke 10:13Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.Matthew 11:21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.Ezekiel 27:30–31They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.James 1:9–10The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.Jeremiah 6:26O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.Ezekiel 27:30They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.Jeremiah 36:24Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments.Isaiah 22:12On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.Jeremiah 13:18Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”Lamentations 3:16He has ground my teeth with gravel and trampled me in the dust.Exodus 33:4When the people heard these bad tidings, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry.Isaiah 47:1“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.Jeremiah 36:13And Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people.

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About Jonah

Jonah Preaches to the Ninevites — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jonah Preaches to the Ninevites — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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