And he caused it to be proclaimed and publishedthroughNineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drinkwater:
But let man and beast be coveredwithsackcloth, and cry mightilyunto God: yea, let themturnevery one from his evil way, and from the violencethat is in theirhands.