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NASB | Jonah 4:11 "Should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know the difference between their right and left hand, as well as many animals?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jonah 4:11 "Should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 [innocent] persons, who do not know the difference between their right and left hand [and are not yet accountable for sin], as well as many [blameless] animals?" |
Subject: Did God give grace to Nineveh? |
Bible Note: Hi, Momma... Yes, all of them received God's grace. It is obvious that the Ninevites did (Jonah 3:10). Though they knew little of the Jehovah (perhaps only the information in vv1:7-9), the sailors did because of their response (v16). Furthermore, we know that Jonah did, because we have his prayer in chapter 2, but also because we have the book itself that he penned. Note that in each case, they appealed to God for salvation. People do not do that without the Lord's drawing them first -- all of that is by grace and grace alone. We would not think of this story as inferring any kind of universalism. After all, this remarkable book is not discussing all men, but just those who enter into the narrative. In Him, Doc PS We continue to pray for your health, even as we continue to be blessed by your testimony of God's grace in your life. |