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Jon 3:7 — 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:

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

caused		Jon 3:5; 2Ch 20:3; Ezr 8:21; Joe 2:15,16
published		Heb. said
nobles		Heb. great men
herd		Joe 1:18; Rom 8:20-22

Correlating Passages

caused

	Jon 3:5	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.
	2Ch 20:3	And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
	Ezr 8:21	Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
	Joe 2:15	Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
	Joe 2:16	Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

herd

	Joe 1:18	How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
	Rom 8:20	For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected [the same] in hope,
	Rom 8:21	Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
	Rom 8:22	For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

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Scott, Thomas. "Jonah 3:7," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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