In the book of Jonah, what was the reaction of the King of Nineveh to Jonah's message of judgment?
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Correct answer: He proclaimed a fast for people and animals
Jonah 3:7-8 describes the King of Nineveh decreeing that neither man nor beast should taste anything or drink water. This corporate act of fasting and wearing sackcloth led God to relent from the disaster He had planned.
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