5 ¶ aSo the people of
bNineveh believed God, and proclaimed a
cfast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even
to the least of them.
6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and
he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered
him with asackcloth, and sat in
ashesa.
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6a he arose from his throne, and he laid
his robe from him, and covered him with scakcloth, and sat in ashes
When the King of Nineveh heard the word of Jonah which called Nineveh to
repent or be destroyed he immediated proceeded to do so. This king must have
been familiar with the God Jehovah and brings to mind that this region was
after all that area where such people as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob's relatives
did dwell. Whether they had further connections via alliance with
Israel/Ephraim is of further speculation. But assured, Nineveh did repent
before the Lord when called unto repentance. This course may well have led
to the ability of the Lord to call upon Assyria in the coming process of
scattering Israel.
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