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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויחל יונה לבוא בעיר מהלך יום אחד ויקרא ויאמר עוד ארבעים יום ונינוה נהפכת
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyKHl yvnh lbvA b`yr mhlk yvm AKHd vyqrA vyAmr `vd Arb`ym yvm vnynvh nhpkt

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et coepit Iona introire in civitatem itinere diei unius et clamavit et dixit adhuc quadraginta dies et Nineve subvertetur

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
New King James Version   
And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day’s walk. Then he cried out and said, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!”
21st Century King James Version   
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried and said, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
Darby Bible Translation   
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And Jonas began to enter into the city one day's journey: and he cried, and said: Yet forty days, and Ninive shall be destroyed.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s journey. And he called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!”
God's Word   
Jonah entered the city and walked for about a day. Then he said, "In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Jonah set out on the first day of his walk in the city and proclaimed, "In 40 days Nineveh will be demolished!"
International Standard Version   
As Jonah started into the city on the first day's journey, he proclaimed the message, "40 days more and Nineveh will be overthrown!"
NET Bible   
When Jonah began to enter the city one day's walk, he announced, "At the end of forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!"
New American Standard Bible   
Then Jonah began to go through the city one day's walk; and he cried out and said, "Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown."
New International Version   
Jonah began by going a day's journey into the city, proclaiming, "Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown."
New Living Translation   
On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: "Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!"
Webster's Bible Translation   
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
The World English Bible   
Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried out, and said, "In forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!"
EasyEnglish Bible   
When Jonah arrived in Nineveh, he walked for one day into the city. Then he shouted out to the people, ‘After 40 more days, God will destroy Nineveh.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And Jonah beginneth to go in to the city a journey of one day, and proclaimeth, and saith, `Yet forty days -- and Nineveh is overturned.'
New Life Version   
Jonah started into the city, for a day’s walk, and he cried out, “In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed!”
The Voice Bible   
Jonah had barely begun to walk the first day’s journey into the city when he stopped. Jonah (shouting out to the people of Nineveh): After 40 days, Nineveh will be annihilated.
Living Bible   
But the very first day when Jonah entered the city and began to preach, the people repented. Jonah shouted to the crowds that gathered around him, “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” And they believed him and declared a fast; from the king on down, everyone put on sackcloth—the rough, coarse garments worn at times of mourning.
New Catholic Bible   
Jonah began his journey into the city, walking for an entire day. Then he proclaimed, “After forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown.”
Legacy Standard Bible   
Then Jonah began to go into the city, one day’s walk; and he called out and said, “Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be destroyed.
Christian Standard Bible   
Jonah set out on the first day of his walk in the city and proclaimed, “In forty days Nineveh will be demolished!”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be overthrown!
New Century Version   
After Jonah had entered the city and walked for one day, he preached to the people, saying, “After forty days, Nineveh will be destroyed!”
The Message   
Jonah entered the city, went one day’s walk and preached, “In forty days Nineveh will be smashed.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Jonah walked through the city for a day, and he called out, “Forty more days and Nineveh is going to be overthrown!”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s walk. And he cried out, “Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!”
Good News Translation®   
Jonah started through the city, and after walking a whole day, he proclaimed, “In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed!”
Wycliffe Bible   
And Jonah began for to enter into the city, by the journey of one day, and cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overturned, or destroyed. (And after one day’s journey in the city, Jonah cried aloud, and said, In forty days, Nineveh shall be destroyed!)
Contemporary English Version   
After walking for a day, Jonah warned the people, “Forty days from now, Nineveh will be destroyed!”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s journey. And he cried, “Yet forty days, and Nin′eveh shall be overthrown!”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s walk. And he cried out, “Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s walk. And he cried out, ‘Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!’
Common English Bible © 2011   
Jonah started into the city, walking one day, and he cried out, “Just forty days more and Nineveh will be overthrown!”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Then on the first day’s walk, Jonah began to go through the city, and he called out and said, “Forty days more [remain] and [then] Nineveh will be overthrown!”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's journey. And he called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Jonah began his journey through the city, and when he had gone only a single day’s walk announcing, “Forty days more and Nineveh shall be overthrown,”
New American Standard Bible   
Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said, “Forty more days, and Nineveh will be overthrown.”
The Expanded Bible   
After Jonah had entered the city and walked for one day, he preached to the people, saying, “After forty days, Nineveh will be ·destroyed [overthrown]!”
Tree of Life Version   
So Jonah began to come into the city for one day’s journey, and he cried out saying: “Another forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown!”
Revised Standard Version   
Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s journey. And he cried, “Yet forty days, and Nin′eveh shall be overthrown!”
New International Reader's Version   
Jonah began by going one whole day into the city. As he went, he announced, “In 40 days Nineveh will be destroyed.”
BRG Bible   
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Yonah began his entry into the city and had finished only his first day of proclaiming, ‘In forty days Ninveh will be overthrown,’
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s walk. And he cried out, ‘Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And Yonah began to enter into the city one day’s journey, and he cried out and preached, and said, Yet arba’im yamim (40 days), and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
Names of God Bible   
Jonah entered the city and walked for about a day. Then he said, “In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed.”
Modern English Version   
Jonah began to enter the city, going a day’s walk. And he cried out, “In forty days’ time, Nineveh will be overthrown!”
Easy-to-Read Version   
Jonah went to the center of the city and began speaking to the people. He said, “After 40 days, Nineveh will be destroyed!”
International Children’s Bible   
Jonah entered the city. When he had walked for one day, he preached to the people. He said, “After 40 days, Nineveh will be destroyed!”
Lexham English Bible   
And Jonah began to go into the city a journey of one day, and he cried out and said, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be demolished!”
New International Version - UK   
Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, ‘Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.’