Jonah 3:5-9 And the people of Nineveh believed in God,––and proclaimed a fast, and clothed themselves in sackcloth, from the greatest of them, even unto the least of them.

Rotherham⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ And the people of Nineveh believed in God,––and proclaimed a fast, and clothed themselves in sackcloth, from the greatest of them, even unto the least of them. ⁶ And the word reached unto the king of Nineveh, so he arose from his throne, and laid aside his robe from off him,––and covered him with sackcloth, and sat on ashes. ⁷ And he caused an outcry to be made––and said––throughout Nineveh, By decree of the king and of his great men, Be it known:––Man and beast, herd and flock, Let them taste, nothing, let them not feed, and, water, let them not drink: ⁸ Let both man and beast, cover themselves with sackcloth, and let them cry unto God, mightily,––Yea let them turn, every man from his wicked way, and from the violence which is in their hands: ⁹ Who knoweth whether God himself––may turn and grieve,––and turn away from the glow of his anger, that we perish not?