KJV ORIGINAL
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Get up and go to Nineveh — that massive city — and call them out for what they're doing wrong. Their wickedness has gotten my attention, and I've seen enough.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes God sends you to the places that need truth the most, even when it's uncomfortable.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Jonah was written by an anonymous author for an Israelite audience, likely during the post-exilic period (5th-4th century BCE
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