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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jon 3:2 — Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
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Nineveh
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"Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, was situated on the eastern bank of the river Tigris, opposite the present Mosul, about 280 miles north of Babylon, 400 N. E. of Damascus, in latitude 36 degrees 20' N. longitude 73 degrees 10' E. It was not only a very ancient, (Gen 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. Jon 3:3; Jon 1:2; Zep 2:13-15" |
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preach
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Jer 1:17; Jer 15:19-21; Eze 2:7; Eze 3:17; Mat 3:8; Jhn 5:14 |
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Gen 10:11 |
Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, |
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Jon 3:3 |
So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey. |
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Jon 1:2 |
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. |
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Zep 2:13 |
And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, [and] dry like a wilderness. |
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Zep 2:14 |
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; [their] voice shall sing in the windows; desolation [shall be] in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work. |
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Zep 2:15 |
This [is] the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I [am], and [there is] none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, [and] wag his hand. |
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Jer 1:17 |
Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. |
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Jer 15:19 |
Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, [and] thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. |
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Jer 15:20 |
And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I [am] with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD. |
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Jer 15:21 |
And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible. |
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Eze 2:7 |
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they [are] most rebellious. |
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Eze 3:17 |
Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. |
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Mat 3:8 |
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: |
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Jhn 5:14 |
Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Jonah 3:2," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Jon/3/2.html>.
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