Jonah 3:5

New American Bible - revised edition

the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.

Cross References

2 Kings 19:1

When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his garments, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 20:3

Frightened, Jehoshaphat resolved to consult the Lord. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

Ezra 8:21

Then I proclaimed a fast, there by the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our possessions.

Exodus 33:6

So, from Mount Horeb onward, the Israelites stripped off their ornaments. Moses’ Intimacy with God.

Jeremiah 31:34

They will no longer teach their friends and relatives, “Know the Lord!” Everyone, from least to greatest, shall know me—oracle of the Lord—for I will forgive their iniquity and no longer remember their sin.

Jeremiah 36:9

In the ninth month, in the fifth year of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, all the people of Jerusalem and all those who came from Judah’s cities to Jerusalem proclaimed a fast before the Lord.

Jeremiah 42:1

Then all the military leaders, including Johanan, son of Kareah, Azariah, son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest,

Jeremiah 42:8

Then he called Johanan, son of Kareah, his army leaders, and all the people, from the least to the greatest,

Daniel 9:3

I turned to the Lord God, to seek help, in prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Joel 1:14

Proclaim a holy fast! Call an assembly! Gather the elders, all who dwell in the land, To the house of the Lord, your God, and cry out to the Lord!

Jonah 3:7

Then he had this proclaimed throughout Nineveh: “By decree of the king and his nobles, no man or beast, no cattle or sheep, shall taste anything; they shall not eat, nor shall they drink water.

Matthew 12:41

At the judgment, the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and there is something greater than Jonah here.

Luke 11:32

At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here. The Simile of Light.

Acts 27:25

Therefore, keep up your courage, men; I trust in God that it will turn out as I have been told.

Acts 8:10

All of them, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him, saying, “This man is the ‘Power of God’ that is called ‘Great.’”

Hebrews 11:1

Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, warned about what was not yet seen, with reverence built an ark for the salvation of his household. Through this he condemned the world and inherited the righteousness that comes through faith.

Revelation 11:3

I will commission my two witnesses to prophesy for those twelve hundred and sixty days, wearing sackcloth.”