Now the
word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of
Amittai, saying,
02 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry
against it; for their wickedness is come up
before me
03 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from
the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa;
and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid
the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go
with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the
Lord.
04 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.
05 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every
man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of
them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of
the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
06 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto
him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon
us, that we perish not.
07 And they said every one to his fellow, Come,
and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose
cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots,
and the lot fell upon Jonah.
08 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray
thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What
is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what
is thy country? and of what people art thou?
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09 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I
fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made
the sea and the dry land.
10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said
unto him. Why hast thou done this? For the men
knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord,
because he had told them.
11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto
thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the
sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me
forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto
you: for I know that for my sake this great
tempest is upon you.
13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to
the land; but they could not: for the sea
wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
14 Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said,
We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us
not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon
us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as
it pleased thee.
15 So they look up Jonah, and cast him forth into
the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and
offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.
17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to
swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of
the fish three days and three nights.
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