...proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh, by the decree of the King, and of his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any...with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God ; yea, let every one turn from his evil way, and from the violence which is in their hands : who can tell, if...

...as in the Ninevites of old, that they may " cry mightily unto God ; " yea, that every one may turn from his evil way, and from the " violence that is in their hands !'' The consequence of which was, that " God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way,"...

...it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh, by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any...violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will return and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger that we perish not." Our Saviour alludes to...

...it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh, by the decree of the king and his nobles; saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing; let them not feed nor drink water, Jonah iii. 9,6. But besides these solemn and public fasts, we read of some private men who practised...

...case is, that the fast which was proclaimed by the king of Nineveh, extended to brute creatures : " Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water," (Jonah iii. 7.) which was probably their common custom in rigorous fasts. Perhaps some practice of...

...in sackcloth and ashes ! May it, like that wicked and devoted city, " cry mightily tmto God ' " arid turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence " that is on their heads: for who can tell but that God will " turn from hisfierce anger, and ye perish not ?...

...me, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. — Jonah ii. 7. Let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God, &c. Whocan tell if God will turn? &c. And they prevailud.-Jonah iii. 8-10. Seek ye the Lord, all ye...

...saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor Hock, taste any thing : let them not feed, nor drink water: 8 o his enemies ; to the islands he will repay recompence....west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When 9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not...

...it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh, by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any...beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God."a To sit in sackcloth and ashes, was a frequent expression of mourning in the oriental regions...

...strict observation of this religious solemnity, concluding with these pious and remarkable words : " Let them turn every one from his evil way, and from...that is in their hands : who can tell if God will repent and turn from his fierce anger, that we perish not ?" The effect was what might be hoped for...