1 A message came to Jonah from the Lord a second time. He said,
2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce to its people the message I give you."
3 Jonah obeyed the Lord. He went to Nineveh. It was a very important city. In fact, it took about three days to see all of it.
4 On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He announced, "In 40 days Nineveh will be destroyed."
5 The people of Nineveh believed God's warning. They decided not to eat any food for a while. All of them put on black clothes. That's what everyone from the least important of them to the most important did.