Jonah 3:5-9 And the men of Nineveh believed in God, and they called a fast and put on sackclothes, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

LITV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ And the men of Nineveh believed in God, and they called a fast and put on sackclothes, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. ⁶ And the word touched even to the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he took his robe from him and covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes. ⁷ And he cried and said in Nineveh by the decree of the king and of his great ones, saying, Do not let man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do not let them feed nor let them drink water. ⁸ But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. And let them call with strength to God. And let them each one turn from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their palms. ⁹ Who knows? He may turn, and God may have pity and turn away from the glow of His anger, that we do not perish.