Jonah 3:4   (Read all of Jonah 3)

Jonah began by going a day's journey into the city, proclaiming, "Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown."

Jonah 3:5   (Read all of Jonah 3)

The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.

Jonah 3:7   (Read all of Jonah 3)

This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh: "By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink.

Jonah 4:6   (Read all of Jonah 4)

Then the Lord God provided a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant.

Jonah 4:7   (Read all of Jonah 4)

But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered.

Jonah 4:8   (Read all of Jonah 4)

When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah's head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, "It would be better for me to die than to live."

Micah 1:7   (Read all of Micah 1)

All her idols will be broken to pieces; all her temple gifts will be burned with fire; I will destroy all her images. Since she gathered her gifts from the wages of prostitutes, as the wages of prostitutes they will again be used."

Micah 1:11   (Read all of Micah 1)

Pass by naked and in shame, you who live in Shaphir.Those who live in Zaananwill not come out. Beth Ezel is in mourning; it no longer protects you.

Micah 1:14   (Read all of Micah 1)

Therefore you will give parting gifts to Moresheth Gath. The town of Akzib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel.

Micah 2:3   (Read all of Micah 2)

Therefore, the Lord says: "I am planning disaster against this people, from which you cannot save yourselves. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.

Micah 2:6   (Read all of Micah 2)

"Do not prophesy," their prophets say. "Do not prophesy about these things; disgrace will not overtake us."

Micah 2:11   (Read all of Micah 2)

If a liar and deceiver comes and says, 'I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,' that would be just the prophet for this people!

Micah 3:5   (Read all of Micah 3)

This is what the Lord says: "As for the prophets who lead my people astray, they proclaim 'peace' if they have something to eat, but prepare to wage war against anyone who refuses to feed them.

Micah 3:6   (Read all of Micah 3)

Therefore night will come over you, without visions, and darkness, without divination. The sun will set for the prophets, and the day will go dark for them.

Micah 3:11   (Read all of Micah 3)

Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes for money. Yet they look for the Lord's support and say, "Is not the Lord among us? No disaster will come upon us."

Nahum 1:1   (Read all of Nahum 1)

A prophecy concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

Nahum 1:15   (Read all of Nahum 1)

Look, there on the mountains, the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, Judah, and fulfill your vows. No more will the wicked invade you; they will be completely destroyed.

Nahum 2:5   (Read all of Nahum 2)

Nineveh summons her picked troops, yet they stumble on their way. They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place.

Nahum 3:4   (Read all of Nahum 3)

all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute, alluring, the mistress of sorceries, who enslaved nations by her prostitution and peoples by her witchcraft.

Habakkuk 1:1   (Read all of Habakkuk 1)

The prophecy that Habakkuk the prophet received.

Habakkuk 1:7   (Read all of Habakkuk 1)

They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor.

Habakkuk 2:3   (Read all of Habakkuk 2)

For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.

Habakkuk 3:1   (Read all of Habakkuk 3)

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On shigionoth.

Habakkuk 3:17   (Read all of Habakkuk 3)

Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,