Jonah 3:3-4
3:3 a a city so large that it took three days to see it all: God desired to save rather than destroy such a vast city, one teeming with human and natural resources (4:11 b). This desire on God’s part was precisely what Jonah fought against (see 4:2 c, 10-11 d).• The city’s circumference was roughly three miles, and it would not have taken three days to walk around it. This description possibly indicates how long it took Jonah to spread his message throughout the city. It might also include the surrounding villages along with the city.
3:4 e Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed! Jonah’s message apparently did not include a contingency clause—e.g., “But if you repent, God will not destroy you” (note the king’s uncertainty in 3:9 f). Jonah knew, however, of God’s desire for people to repent rather than be destroyed (3:10 g; 4:2 h).
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