Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time saying: Nineveh. 280 miles north of Babylon, 400 N. E. of Damascus, in latitude 36? 20 N. longitude 73? 10' E. It was not only a very ancient, (Ge 10:11,) but also a very great city. Strabo says that it was much larger than Babylon, the circuit of which he estimates at 385 furlongs; and, according to Diodorus Siculus, it was an oblong parallelogram, extending 150 furlongs in length, 90 in breadth, and 480 in circumference, i.e., about 20 miles long, 12 broad, and 60 in compass. This agrees with the account given here of its being an exceeding great city of three days' journey, i.e., in circuit; for 20 miles a day was the common computation for a pedestrian. It was surrounded by large walls 100 feet high, so broad that three chariots could drive abreast on them, and defended by 1,500 towers 200 feet in height. See notes on Nahum. 3 Jonah 1:2 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah, the son of Amathi, saying: Zephaniah 2:13-15 And he will stretch out his hand upon the north, and will destroy Assyria: and he will make the beautiful city a wilderness, and as a place not passable, and as a desert. . . . preach. Jeremiah 1:17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command thee. Be not afraid at their presence: for I will make thee not to fear their countenance. Jeremiah 15:19-21 Therefore thus saith the Lord: If thou wilt be converted, I will convert thee, and thou shalt stand before my face; and thou wilt separate the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall be turned to thee, and thou shalt not be turned to them. . . . Ezekiel 2:7 And thou shalt speak my words to them, if perhaps they will hear, and forbear: for they provoke me to anger. Ezekiel 3:17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel: and thou shalt hear the word out of my mouth, and shalt tell it them from me. Matthew 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of penance. John 5:14 Afterwards, Jesus findeth him in the temple and saith to him: Behold thou art made whole: sin no more, lest some worse thing happen to thee. Context Jonah Preaches to the Ninevites1And the Lord spoke to the fish: and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. 2And the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time saying:3Arise, and go to Ninive, the great city: and preach in it the preaching that I bid thee.… Cross References Jeremiah 1:17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command thee. Be not afraid at their presence: for I will make thee not to fear their countenance. Ezekiel 2:7 And thou shalt speak my words to them, if perhaps they will hear, and forbear: for they provoke me to anger. Jonah 3:1 And the Lord spoke to the fish: and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. Zephaniah 2:13 And he will stretch out his hand upon the north, and will destroy Assyria: and he will make the beautiful city a wilderness, and as a place not passable, and as a desert. Lexicon “Arise!ק֛וּם (qūm) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6965: To arise, stand up, stand Go לֵ֥ךְ (lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the great הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה (hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent city הָעִ֣יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement of Nineveh נִֽינְוֵ֖ה (nî·nə·wêh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5210: Nineveh -- capital of Assyr and proclaim וִּקְרָ֤א (wiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read the message הַקְּרִיאָ֔ה (haq·qə·rî·’āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7150: A proclamation that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I אָנֹכִ֖י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 595: I will give דֹּבֵ֥ר (dō·ḇêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue you.” אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Additional Translations “Arise! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim the message that I will give you.”Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the preaching that I bid you. Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. Rise, go to Nineve, the great city, and preach in it according to the former preaching which I spoke to thee of. Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I shall bid thee. Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the preaching that I bid thee. "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you." 'Rise, go unto Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim unto it the proclamation that I am speaking unto thee;' Jump to Previous Arise Bid City Great Message Nineveh Nin'eveh Preach Preaching Proclaim Proclamation Rise Speaking WordJump to Next Arise Bid City Great Message Nineveh Nin'eveh Preach Preaching Proclaim Proclamation Rise Speaking WordExternal Links Jonah 3:2 NIVJonah 3:2 NLT Jonah 3:2 ESV Jonah 3:2 NASB Jonah 3:2 ASV Jonah 3:2 Bible Apps Jonah 3:2 Biblia Paralela Jonah 3:2 Chinese Bible Jonah 3:2 French Bible Jonah 3:2 German Bible Alphabetical: am and Arise city give Go going great I it message Nineveh of proclaim proclamation tell the to which you OT Prophets: Jonah 3:2 Arise go to Nineveh that great city (Jon. Jh) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |