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• From there he extended his reign to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, - Genesis 10:11



• and Resen--the main city of the empire, located between Nineveh and Calah. - Genesis 10:12



• And the LORD will strike the lands of the north with his fist. He will destroy Assyria and make its great capital, Nineveh, a desolate wasteland, parched like a desert. - Zephaniah 2:13



• Then King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and returned to his own land. He went home to his capital of Nineveh and stayed there. - 2 Kings 19:36



• Then King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and returned to his own land. He went home to his capital of Nineveh and stayed there. - Isaiah 37:37



• "Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh! Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are." - Obadiah 1:2



• "Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message of judgment I have given you." - Jonah 3:2



• This time Jonah obeyed the LORD's command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all. - Jonah 3:3



• On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: "Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!" - Jonah 3:4



• The people of Nineveh believed God's message, and from the greatest to the least, they decided to go without food and wear sackcloth to show their sorrow. - Jonah 3:5



• When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in sackcloth and sat on a heap of ashes. - Jonah 3:6



• But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness,* not to mention all the animals. Shouldn't I feel sorry for such a great city?"1 - Jonah 4:11



• This message concerning Nineveh came as a vision to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh. - Nahum 1:1



• And this is what the LORD says concerning the Assyrians in Nineveh: "You will have no more children to carry on your name. I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods. I am preparing a grave for you because you are despicable and don't deserve to live!" - Nahum 1:14



• Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news! He is bringing a message of peace. Celebrate your festivals, O people of Judah, and fulfill all your vows, for your enemies from Nineveh will never invade your land again. They have been completely destroyed! - Nahum 1:15

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^{New Living Translation Bible used with permission Tyndale House Publishers.}