“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”Jonah 1:2
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
ק֠וּם לֵ֧ךְ אֶל־נִֽינְוֵ֛ה הָעִ֥יר הַגְּדוֹלָ֖ה וּקְרָ֣א עָלֶ֑יהָ כִּֽי־עָלְתָ֥ה רָעָתָ֖ם לְפָנָֽי׃
- ק֠וּםkum“arise”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
- לֵ֧ךְlekh“go”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- נִֽינְוֵ֛הnin.Veh“Nineveh”Noun, proper name of a place · from נִינְוֵה · “Nineveh” · Strong's H5210
- הָעִ֥ירha.'Ir“the city”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- הַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.Lah“<the> great”Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
- וּקְרָ֣אu.ke.Ra'“and call out”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call out” · Strong's H7121I
- עָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.ha“on it”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- כִּֽי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- עָלְתָ֥ה'al.Tah“it has come up”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
- רָעָתָ֖םra.'a.Tam“wickedness their”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָעָה · “evil” · Strong's H7451I
- לְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.Nai“<to> before me”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
Places named in this verse
- Ninevehsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Nineveh (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Nineveh on OpenBible.info