Jonah 3:4 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And Jonah beginneth to go in to the city a journey of one day, and proclaimeth, and saith, `Yet forty days -- and Nineveh is overturned.`

And Jonah began to enter into the city a days journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

English Amplified

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be overthrown!

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be overthrown!

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Jonah set out on the first day of his walk in the city and proclaimed, “In forty days Nineveh will be demolished!”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!

English EASY 2024

When Jonah arrived in Nineveh, he walked for one day into the city. Then he shouted out to the people, ‘After 40 more days, God will destroy Nineveh.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Jonah went to the center of the city and began speaking to the people. He said, "After 40 days, Nineveh will be destroyed!"

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's journey. And he called out, "Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Jonah started through the city, and after walking a whole day, he proclaimed, “In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed!”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Jonah entered the city and walked for about a day. Then he said, "In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Jonah set out on the first day of his walk in the city and proclaimed, "In 40 days Nineveh will be overthrown!"

English KJV 1611

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

Then Jonah began to go into the city, one day’s walk; and he called out and said, “Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Jonah began to enter the city, going a day’s walk. And he cried out, “In forty days’ time, Nineveh will be overthrown!”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then Jonah began to go through the city one day's walk; and he cried out and said, "Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Jonah began his journey through the city, and had gone but a single day's walk announcing, "Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed,"

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When Jonah began to enter the city one day’s walk, he announced, “At the end of forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He announced, "In 40 days Nineveh will be destroyed."

On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: "Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned."

English NKJ 1982

And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day’s walk. Then he cried out and said, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!”

On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: "Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!"

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's walk. And he cried out, "Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!"

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

When Jonah entered the city, he walked a day’s journey and began to preach: “ God will destroy this city in forty days!”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's journey. And he cried, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But the very first day when Jonah entered the city and began to preach, the people repented. Jonah shouted to the crowds that gathered around him, “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!“

English Tyndale 1537

And Jonas went to and entered in to the city even a days journey, and cried saying: There shall not pass forty days but Nineve shall be overthrown.