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Jonah Flees From the Lord
1:1 Now the word of the LORD came unto
Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
1:2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against
it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
1:3 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.
1:4 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.
1:5 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.
1:6 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.
1:7 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.
1:8 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?
1:9 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.
1:10 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.
1:11 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.
1:12 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.
1:13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the
land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was
tempestuous against them.
1:14 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.
1:15 So they look up Jonah, and cast him forth into the
sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
1:16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered
a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
1:17 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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