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Jonah 3:8

Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.

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ASV

but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast, and let them cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands.

KJV

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 in their hands.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּve.yit.ka.Suand they may cover themselvesH3680 →
שַׂקִּ֗יםsa.Kimsackcloth<s>H8242 →
הָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.Damthe peopleH120 →
וְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הve.ha.be.he.Mahand the livestockH929 →
וְיִקְרְא֥וּve.yik.re.'Uand let them call outH7121 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
בְּחָזְקָ֑הbe.cha.ze.Kahwith strengthH2394 →
וְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuand let them turn backH7725 →
אִ֚ישׁ'isheveryoneH376 →
מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.Kofrom way hisH1870 →
הָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'Ah<the> evilH7451 →
וּמִן־u.min-and fromH4480 →
הֶחָמָ֖סhe.cha.Masthe violenceH2555 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
בְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.Hem[is] in palms theirH3709 →

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Joel 1:14Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.Isaiah 55:6–7Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.Jonah 1:6The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”Isaiah 59:6Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.2 Corinthians 7:10Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.Ezekiel 18:21–24But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.Acts 3:19Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,Isaiah 1:16–19Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!Jonah 1:14So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”Ezekiel 18:27–28But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.Ezekiel 18:30–32Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.Ezekiel 33:11Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’Acts 26:20First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.Matthew 3:8Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.Isaiah 58:6Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?Daniel 4:27Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”Jeremiah 18:11Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’Psalms 130:1–2Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!

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About Jonah

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