“Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”
to establish these days of Purim at their designated times, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had decreed for them, and as they had established for themselves and their descendants in regard to their times of fasting and lamentation.
Then Moses told Aaron everything the Lord had sent him to say, and also about all the signs he had commanded him to perform.
“Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them.
But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.
You must speak my words to them, whether they listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious.
“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.
“Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”
Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time:
Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it.
Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.
Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.”