Jehoshaphat became afraid, and he decided to ask the Lord what to do. He announced a time of fasting {\cf2\super [223]} for everyone in Judah.
Jonah 3:7 - Easy To Read Version The king wrote a special message. The king sent this message through the city: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh, By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed nor drink water. American Standard Version (1901) And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water; Common English Bible Then he announced, “In Nineveh, by decree of the king and his officials: Neither human nor animal, cattle nor flock, will taste anything! No grazing and no drinking water! Catholic Public Domain Version And he cried out and spoke: "In Nineveh, from the mouth of the king and of his princes, let it be said: Men and beasts and oxen and sheep may not taste anything. Neither shall they feed or drink water. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he caused it to be proclaimed and published in Ninive from the mouth of the king and of his princes, saying: Let neither men nor beasts, oxen nor sheep, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water. |
Jehoshaphat became afraid, and he decided to ask the Lord what to do. He announced a time of fasting {\cf2\super [223]} for everyone in Judah.
There near the Ahava River, I (Ezra) announced that we all should fast. {\cf2\super [53]} We should fast to make ourselves humble before our God. We wanted to ask God for a safe trip for ourselves, our children, and for all the things we owned.
The animals \{are hungry and\} groaning. The herds of cattle wander around, confused. They have no grass to eat. The sheep are dying. {\cf2\super [9]}
The people of Nineveh believed \{the message from\} God. The people decided to stop eating for a time \{to think about their sins\}. The people put on special clothes \{to show that they were sorry\}. All the people in the city did this—the most important people and the least important people.