THIS MIGHT SURPRISE YOU
The answer
People and animals alike. The decree says no human or animal, no herd or flock, may eat or drink, and humans and animals are to be covered with sackcloth (Jonah 3:7-8).
Why it’s interesting
The decree asks for more than fasting. Everyone is to "cry mightily to God" and turn "from the violence that is in their hands" (Jonah 3:8).
Scholarly consensus
Learn the Bible.
Not just the stories, but the history, authorship, and scholarship behind it.