KJV ORIGINAL
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So Jonah walked into the city for about a day, and then he started shouting his message: 'You've got forty days left, and then Nineveh is going down.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the hardest messages to deliver are the ones people need to hear most.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Book of Jonah, a prophetic narrative, was likely written for an Israelite audience during the post-exilic period, reflecting on events set in the
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