Jonah 1:2

New International Reader's Version

“Go to the great city of Nineveh. Preach against it. The sins of its people have come to my attention.”

Cross References

Genesis 10:11

From that land he went to Assyria. There he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir and Calah.

2 Kings 19:36

So Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, took the army tents down. Then he left. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.

2 Chronicles 28:9

But a prophet of the Lord was there. His name was Oded. When the army returned to Samaria, he went out to meet them. He said to them, “The Lord is the God of your people. He was very angry with Judah. So he handed them over to you. But you have killed them. Your anger reached all the way to heaven.

Ezra 9:6

I prayed, “I’m filled with shame and dishonor, my God. I can hardly look to you and pray. That’s because our sins are piled up above our heads. Our guilt reaches all the way to the heavens.

Isaiah 37:37

So Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, took the army tents down. Then he left. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.

Isaiah 58:1

The Lord told me, “Shout out loud. Do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Tell my people that they have refused to obey me. Tell the family of Jacob how much they have sinned.

Jeremiah 20:9

Sometimes I think, “I won’t talk about his message anymore. I’ll never speak in his name again.” But then your message burns in my heart. It’s like a fire deep inside my bones. I’m tired of holding it in. In fact, I can’t.

Ezekiel 2:7

You must give them my message. They might listen, or they might not. After all, they refuse to obey me.

Hosea 7:2

But they do not realize that I remember all the evil things they do. Their sins pile up and cover them. I am always aware of their sins.

Jonah 3:2

“Go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce to its people the message I give you.”

Jonah 3:3

Jonah obeyed the Lord. He went to Nineveh. It was a very large city. In fact, it took about three days to go through it.

Jonah 4:11

And shouldn’t I show concern for the great city of Nineveh? It has more than 120,000 people. They can’t tell right from wrong. Nineveh also has a lot of animals.”

Micah 3:8

The Spirit of the Lord has filled me with power. He helps me do what is fair. He makes me brave. Now I’m prepared to tell Jacob’s people what they’ve done wrong. I’m ready to tell Israel they’ve sinned.

Nahum 1:1

Here is a prophecy the Lord gave Nahum, who was from the town of Elkosh. The prophecy came in a vision and is written in a book. The prophecy is about Nineveh.

Nahum 3:19

Nothing can heal your wounds. You will die of them. All those who hear the news about you clap their hands. That’s because you have fallen from power. Is there anyone who has not suffered because of how badly you treated them?

Matthew 10:18

You will be brought to governors and kings because of me. You will be witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

Matthew 12:41

The men of Nineveh will stand up on judgment day with the people now living. And the Ninevites will prove that these people are guilty. The men of Nineveh turned away from their sins when Jonah preached to them. And now something more important than Jonah is here.

James 5:4

You have even failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields. Their pay is crying out against you. The cries of those who gathered the harvest have reached the ears of the Lord. He rules over all.

Revelation 18:5

Her sins are piled up to heaven. God has remembered her crimes.