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Jonah 1:4
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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 1:4

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American Standard Version
But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

Amplified® Bible
But the Lord sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a violent tempest on the sea so that the ship was about to be broken.

Contemporary English Version
But the LORD made a strong wind blow, and such a bad storm came up that the ship was about to be broken to pieces.

Darby English Version
But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest upon the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

Good News Bible
But the LORD sent a strong wind on the sea, and the storm was so violent that the ship was in danger of breaking up.

King James Version
But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

New American Standard Bible
The LORD hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.

New International Version
Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.

New King James Version
But the 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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The LORD hurled a great wind on the sea and a great storm developed on the sea so that the ship almost broke up.

Revised Standard Version
But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah hath cast a great wind on the sea, and there is a great tempest in the sea, and the ship hath reckoned to be broken;

New English Translation
But1 the Lord hurled2 a powerful3 wind on the sea. Such a violent4 tempest arose on the sea that5 the ship threatened to break up!6


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