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Jonah’s Disobedience

1 Now the word of the Lord came to aJonah the son of Amittai, saying,  
2 “Arise, go to aNineveh, that bgreat city, and cry out against it; for ctheir wickedness has come up before Me.”  
3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to aJoppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to bTarshish cfrom the presence of the Lord.  

The Storm at Sea

4 But athe Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up.  
5 Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten1 the load. But Jonah had gone down ainto the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep.  
6 So the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, acall on your God; bperhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”  
7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us acast lots, that we may know for whose cause this trouble has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.  
8 Then they said to him, a“Please tell us! For whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?”  
9 So he said to them, “I am a Hebrew; and I fear1 the Lord, the God of heaven, awho made the sea and the dry land.”  

Jonah Thrown into the Sea

10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “Why have you done this?” For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
11 Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us?”—for the sea was growing more tempestuous.
12 And he said to them, a“Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me.”  
13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to return to land, abut they could not, for the sea continued to grow more tempestuous against them.  
14 Therefore they cried out to the Lord and said, “We pray, O Lord, please do not let us perish for this man’s life, and ado not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O Lord, bhave done as it pleased You.”  
15 So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, aand the sea ceased from its raging.  
16 Then the men afeared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord and took vows.  

Jonah’s Prayer and Deliverance

17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And aJonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 
Verse Comparison: Jonah 1:1

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American Standard Version
Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Amplified® Bible
NOW THE word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

Contemporary English Version
One day the LORD told Jonah, the son of Amittai,

Darby English Version
And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Good News Bible
One day the LORD spoke to Jonah son of Amittai.

King James Version
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

New American Standard Bible
The word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying,

New International Version
The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai:

New King James Version
Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying,

Revised Standard Version
Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amit'tai, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah son of Amittai, saying:


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