Jehoshaphat was afraid so he resolved to seek Adonai, and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
Jonah 3:7 - Tree of Life Version He made a proclamation saying: “In Nineveh, by the decree of the king and his nobles, no man or beast, herd or flock, may taste anything. They must not graze nor drink water. 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 was afraid so he resolved to seek Adonai, and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
Then I proclaimed a fast there at the Ahava River so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from Him a straight way for us, our little ones, and all of our possessions.
How the animals groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture. The flocks of sheep also suffer.
Then the people of Nineveh believed God and called for a fast and wore sackcloth—from the greatest of them to the least of them.