Jonah 3:5-7
International Children’s Bible
5 The people of Nineveh believed in God. They announced they would stop eating for a while. They put on rough cloth to show how sad they were. All the people in the city wore the cloth. People from the most important to the least important did this.
6 When the king of Nineveh heard this news, he got up from his throne. He took off his robe. He covered himself with rough cloth and sat in ashes to show how upset he was.
7 He made an announcement and sent it through the city. The announcement said:
By command of the king and his important men: No person or animal should eat anything. No herd or flock will be allowed to taste anything. Do not let them eat food or drink water.
Jonás 3:5-7
Reina-Valera 1995
5 Los hombres de Nínive creyeron a Dios, proclamaron ayuno y, desde el mayor hasta el más pequeño, se vistieron con ropas ásperas. 6 Cuando la noticia llegó al rey de Nínive, éste se levantó de su silla, se despojó de su vestido, se cubrió con ropas ásperas y se sentó sobre ceniza. 7 Luego hizo anunciar en Nínive, por mandato del rey y de sus grandes, una proclama que decía: «Hombres y animales, bueyes y ovejas, no prueben cosa alguna; no se les dé alimento ni beban agua,
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