Ninevites’ Sincere Repentance Wins Jehovah God’s Mercy: Jonah 3:5-10

July 15, 2023

Nineveh Repents

(Jonah 3:5-10)

true repentance of the Ninevites5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 6 For word came to the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 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: 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God: yes, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. 9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do to them; and he did it not.

Bible Verse–Psalm 34:17

The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

Bible Verse–John 8:58

Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I am.

Bible Verse–Hebrews 5:9

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation to all them that obey him;

Psalm 27:1

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Bible Verse–Psalm 30:2

O LORD my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.