Jonah’s Preaching
1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 3:1 Jnh 1:12 "Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh 3:2 Zph 2:13–15 and preach 3:2 Jr 1:17; Ezk 2:7 the message that I tell you." 3 Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the Lord’s command.
Now Nineveh was an extremely great city, 3:3 Or was a great city to God, 3:3 Gn 10:11–12; Jnh 1:2; 4:11 a three-day walk. 4 Jonah set out on the first day of his walk in the city and proclaimed, 3:4 2Kg 18:26–28; Mt 12:41; Lk 11:32 "In forty days Nineveh will be demolished! "