The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
In this connection, it should also never be forgotten that our Lord was absolutely fair and equitable in his dealings with the Pharisees who had demanded a" sign."  "No sign," said Jesus, would be given "except the sign of the prophet Jonah"; and then Jesus went on beyond that to affirm that: