And he caused it to be proclaimed
za`aq (zaw-ak')
to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
and published
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
through Nineveh
Niynveh (nee-nev-ay')
Nineveh, the capital of Assyria -- Nineveh.
by the decree
ta`am (tah'-am)
a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate
of the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
and his nobles
gadowl (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
saying
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Let neither man
'adam (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
nor beast
bhemah (be-hay-maw')
a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) -- beast, cattle.
herd
baqar (baw-kawr')
beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd -- beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.
nor flock
tso'n (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
taste
ta`am (taw-am')
to taste; figuratively, to perceive -- but, perceive, taste.
any thing
muwmah (meh-oo'-maw)
a speck or point, i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing -- fault, + no(-ught), ought, somewhat, any (no-)thing.
let them not feed
ra`ah (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
nor drink
shathah (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
water
mayim (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).