Jonah 3:8
and cover themselves with sackcloth let man and beast, and let them call unto God mightily, and let them turn back each from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.This verse in the real world
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In what words
- חׇזְקָהchozqâhvehemence (usually in a bad sense)
- שַׂקsaqproperly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking
- חָמָסchâmâçviolence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
- כָּסָהkâçâhproperly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrec
- בְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâhproperly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- אָדָםʼâdâmruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- רַעraʻbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- דֶּרֶךְdereka road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
+4 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Isa 55:6–7, Isa 59:6, Jon 1:6, Ezk 18:21–24, Jon 1:14, Isa 1:16–19, Act 3:19, Isa 58:6