Jon 3:7-8 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jonah 3:7-8: 3:7-8 By extending the fast and the mourning rituals to animals, the king communicated that this dire emergency required all normal operations to cease so that everyone might pray earnestly and repent of their evil ways . The violence that had come to permeate their society topped the list.

‏ Jonah 3:7-8

Summary for Jonah 3:7-8: 3:7-8 ^a By extending the fast and the mourning rituals to animals, the king communicated that this dire emergency required all normal operations to cease so that everyone might pray earnestly and repent of their evil ways. The violence that had come to permeate their society topped the list.