The Last Scribe

Jonah 3 · 10 verses · The great city of Nineveh

Jonah 3 as a game: the second call and the city that turned

This time Jonah goes. Walk a day’s journey into Nineveh with him, hear his one sentence of warning, and see a whole city, from the king down, turn from its evil way.

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No download. Plays in any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Revelation 1 and the Baptism of Jesus are free to try first.

What you will see

Forty days in Nineveh, told from the gate to the spared city

You arrive as a Scribe, sent to witness the chapter and write it down. Jonah 3 is one map you can walk end to end, and two people of the chapter stand on it: Jonah the son of Amittai, sent “the second time”, and the king of Nineveh. Each speaks only from their own verses, so what you hear is the chapter, in order. Jonah tells you of the call and of the words he cried in the street, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.” The king tells you how he “arose from his throne” and what he commanded.

Three things wait to be found and read. Find the great gate of Nineveh, “an exceeding great city of three days’ journey”. Read the decree of the king and his nobles, that man and beast should be covered with sackcloth and “cry mightily unto God”. Then see the city God spared. The quest takes you through them in the chapter’s order: the gate, Jonah’s message, the decree, the king, and the spared city.

The ending is told as the chapter tells it: “God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way”, and he did not bring on them what he had said. When you have seen it all, step into the quiz zone and sixteen questions ask what you saw.

Jonah 3 in the game: the map of the chapter with its people standing where the passage puts them
The game itself, not a mock-up: Jonah 3.

The chapter, in order

The quest, Nineveh Repents, has six steps, and they follow the chapter in order. Nothing is added to the text; the steps are a way of making sure you miss none of it.

  1. Enter through the great gate of Nineveh.
  2. Hear Jonah proclaim God’s message.
  3. Read the royal decree of repentance.
  4. Speak with the king of Nineveh.
  5. Witness the spared city.
  6. Complete the quiz.

Who you meet

Two people and voices stand in the chapter. Each speaks only from their own place in the chapter.

  • Jonah son of Amittai — the prophet who this time “arose, and went unto Nineveh”, and tells you of the message he cried in the city.
  • The King of Nineveh — the king who laid his robe from him, “sat in ashes”, and called the whole city to fast and pray.

What you find

Walk up to any of these and the game reads you the verses it comes from, in the King James Version.

  • The Great Gate of Nineveh (Jonah 3:3–4)
  • The Royal Decree of Repentance (Jonah 3:7–9)
  • The Spared City (Jonah 3:10)

The verse where God spares the city

“And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.” Jonah 3:10, King James Version

Every verse the game quotes is the KJV. Where a character speaks in their own words, the dialogue is written from the chapter and checked against our doctrinal rules before release. The about page says plainly how we read the Bible.

Try five of the sixteen

Jonah 3 quiz questions, with answers

Five real questions from the Jonah 3 quiz, in the game's own words. In the game the options are shuffled every time, and you need 70% to pass.

1. How far into the city did Jonah walk before preaching?

  1. A day’s journey
  2. To the center
  3. To the palace
  4. Three days’ journey
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A. A day’s journey Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey.

Jonah 3:4

2. How did the people of Nineveh respond to Jonah’s message?

  1. They believed God, called a fast, and put on sackcloth
  2. They rejected Jonah and drove him out
  3. They laughed at his message
  4. They arrested Jonah
Show the answer

A. They believed God, called a fast, and put on sackcloth The people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

Jonah 3:5

3. What did the king of Nineveh do when the word reached him?

  1. He ignored the warning
  2. He called for a celebration
  3. He arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes
  4. He sent soldiers to arrest Jonah
Show the answer

C. He arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes The king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Jonah 3:6

4. What did the king’s decree include about animals?

  1. All animals should be sacrificed
  2. Animals should be released into the wild
  3. Animals should be given to the poor
  4. Neither beast, herd, nor flock should eat or drink
Show the answer

D. Neither beast, herd, nor flock should eat or drink Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water.

Jonah 3:7

5. What did God see that caused Him to relent?

  1. Their military strength
  2. Jonah’s prayer for them
  3. Their works — that they turned from their evil way
  4. Their temple offerings
Show the answer

C. Their works — that they turned from their evil way When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented.

Jonah 3:10

Right answers pay 10 XP each and a perfect score pays 50 more. In a room, everyone answers the same quiz and sees how the others did. More on how the quiz works.

Chapter facts

10
verses, every one covered by something you see, hear or read
16
quiz questions, each tied to a verse
2
people and voices to speak with
3
things to find and read
1–6
players in a room; solo play is fine too
KJV
every verse quoted from the King James Version

How to play it

  1. Open the game in your browser and make an account. A child under 13 gives a parent's email instead of their own, and the parent confirms before the child can play with anyone else; see the page for parents.
  2. Play the short intro story in the Archivery, the library where the Scribe finds the Book. It is free and takes a few minutes.
  3. Open the world map and choose Jonah 3. To play with others, start a room and share its code, which looks like SCRIBE-7K4P2Q; up to six people can join from their own devices.
  4. Walk the map, speak with everyone, read everything, then step into the quiz zone.

Free, and with a subscription

Jonah 3 is part of the subscription ($9.99 a month or $79.99 a year). Chapters open in Bible order along a road through the books, era by era, so Jonah 3 opens when you reach Jonah on that road; nobody skips ahead. See pricing.

Free forever, for every player: the intro story, Revelation 1, the story scene The Baptism of Jesus, and four open lands to walk with other players: the City of the Last Days, the Garden of Eden, Judea in the days of Jesus, and Patmos and the Seven Churches. Revelation 1 is a good first chapter to try before you subscribe.

More to play

Walk into Nineveh with Jonah.

Jonah 3 is a short chapter. Walk it alone, or start a room and share its code with up to five friends.

Start with the free chapters