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.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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