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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויאמינו אנשי נינוה באלהים ויקראו צום וילבשו שקים מגדולם ועד קטנם
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyAmynv AnSHy nynvh bAlhym vyqrAv TSvm vylbSHv SHqym mgdvlm v`d qtnm

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et crediderunt viri ninevitae in Deo et praedicaverunt ieiunium et vestiti sunt saccis a maiore usque ad minorem

King James Variants
American King James Version   
So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
Authorized (King James) Version   
So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
New King James Version   
So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
21st Century King James Version   
So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
Darby Bible Translation   
And the men of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And the men of Ninive believed in God: and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
God's Word   
The people of Nineveh believed God. They decided to fast, and everyone, from the most important to the least important, dressed in sackcloth.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
The men of Nineveh believed in God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth--from the greatest of them to the least.
International Standard Version   
The people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least important.
NET Bible   
The people of Nineveh believed in God, and they declared a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
New American Standard Bible   
Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them.
New International Version   
The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.
New Living Translation   
The people of Nineveh believed God's message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow.
Webster's Bible Translation   
So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
The World English Bible   
The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
EasyEnglish Bible   
The people who lived in Nineveh believed God's message. They told everyone that they must not eat any food for several days. Everyone had to wear sackcloth to show that they were sorry. The most important people and the ordinary people all did that.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And the men of Nineveh believe in God, and proclaim a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even unto their least,
New Life Version   
Then the people of Nineveh believed in God. They called for a time when no food was to be eaten. And all the people, from the greatest to the least, put on clothes made from hair.
The Voice Bible   
With that announcement, the people of Nineveh started to trust in Jonah’s God! Every person—whether young or old, rich or poor, male or female—fasted and wore a sack as a sign of remorse for his past wickedness.
Living Bible   
But the very first day when Jonah entered the city and began to preach, the people repented. Jonah shouted to the crowds that gathered around him, “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” And they believed him and declared a fast; from the king on down, everyone put on sackcloth—the rough, coarse garments worn at times of mourning.
New Catholic Bible   
The people of Nineveh believed this message from God. They proclaimed a fast, and everyone, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.
Legacy Standard Bible   
And the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
So the people of Nineveh believed God and proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
Christian Standard Bible   
Then the people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth—from the greatest of them to the least.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
So the people of Nineveh believed in God and proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth [in penitent mourning], from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
New Century Version   
The people of Nineveh believed God. They announced that they would fast for a while, and they put on rough cloth to show their sadness. All the people in the city did this, from the most important to the least important.
The Message   
The people of Nineveh listened, and trusted God. They proclaimed a citywide fast and dressed in burlap to show their repentance. Everyone did it—rich and poor, famous and obscure, leaders and followers.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
The men of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
Good News Translation®   
The people of Nineveh believed God's message. So they decided that everyone should fast, and all the people, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth to show that they had repented.
Wycliffe Bible   
And men of Nineveh believed to the Lord, and preached fasting, and were clothed with sackcloths, from the more till to the less. (And the people of Nineveh believed the word of the Lord, and proclaimed a fast, and were clothed with sackcloths, from the greatest unto the least.)
Contemporary English Version   
They believed God's message and set a time when they would go without eating to show their sorrow. Then everyone in the city, no matter who they were, dressed in sackcloth.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And the people of Nin′eveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
Common English Bible © 2011   
And the people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and put on mourning clothes, from the greatest of them to the least significant.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
The people of Nineveh believed and trusted in God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth [in penitent mourning], from the greatest even to the least of them.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.
New American Standard Bible   
Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
The Expanded Bible   
The people of Nineveh believed God. They ·announced that they would fast [called for/decreed a fast], and they put on ·rough cloth [burlap; sackcloth; C to show their sorrow and repentance]. All the people in the city did this, from the ·most important to the least important [L greatest to the least].
Tree of Life Version   
Then the people of Nineveh believed God and called for a fast and wore sackcloth—from the greatest of them to the least of them.
Revised Standard Version   
And the people of Nin′eveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
New International Reader's Version   
The people of Nineveh believed God’s warning. So they decided not to eat any food for a while. And all of them put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. That’s what everyone did, from the least important of them to the most important.
BRG Bible   
So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
Complete Jewish Bible   
when the people of Ninveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
So the people of Nineveh had emunah in Elohim, and proclaimed a tzom, and put on sackcloth, from their gedolim even to their ketanim.
Names of God Bible   
The people of Nineveh believed Elohim. They decided to fast, and everyone, from the most important to the least important, dressed in sackcloth.
Modern English Version   
So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast. And everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
Easy-to-Read Version   
The people of Nineveh believed God. They decided to stop eating for a time to think about their sins. They put on special clothes to show they were sorry. All the people in the city did this, from the most important to the least important.
International Children’s Bible   
The people of Nineveh believed in God. They announced they would stop eating for a while. They put on rough cloth to show how sad they were. All the people in the city wore the cloth. People from the most important to the least important did this.
Lexham English Bible   
And the people of Nineveh believed in God, and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth—from the greatest of them to the least important.
New International Version - UK   
The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.