Jonah 1:2

King James Version (KJV)

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

Translations

Jonah 1:2 - Amplified Bible

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.

Jonah 1:2 - American Standard Version

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

Jonah 1:2 - Bible in Basic English

Up! go to Nineveh, that great town, and let your voice come to it; for their evil-doing has come up before me.

Jonah 1:2 - Darby Bible

Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

Jonah 1:2 - English Standard Version

"Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me."

Jonah 1:2 - King James Version

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

Jonah 1:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

Levántate, ve a Nìnive, la gran ciudad, y proclama contra ella, porque su maldad ha subido hasta mì.

Jonah 1:2 - The Message

Jonah 1:2 - New American Standard Bible

"Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me."

Jonah 1:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

"Levántate, ve a Nìnive, la gran ciudad, y proclama contra ella, porque su maldad ha subido hasta Mì."

Jonah 1:2 - World English Bible

"Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me."

Jonah 1:2 - Young's Living Translation

`Rise, go unto Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim against it that their wickedness hath come up before Me.`

Jonah 1:2 - Additional Comments

Nineveh was the capital of the Assyrian empire, in what is today northern Iraq. The Assyrian Empire ruled the world for about 300 years (900-607 B.C.). It began to rise to a world power around the time of the division of Israel, around the time of Solomon. It gradually absorbed and destroyed the Northern Kingdom of Israel.
Oddly, Jonah was called to preserve the life of the nation that was already in the process of destroying his own nation. Assyria was a brutal and relentless military machine, and was closing in on God's people. No wonder Jonah ran in the opposite direction! (verse 3)
This is the only instance where a prophet was sent to people who were non-Jews. But this shows God cares about non-Jews. He also showed this in Genesis 12:3, Isaiah 49:6, and Romans 10:12-13.

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