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Jonah 1:1-17

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1 ¶ Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, wordH1697 LORDH3068 JonahH3124 sonH1121 AmittaiH573 sayingH559

2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. AriseH6965 goH3212 NinevehH5210 greatH1419 cityH5892 cryH7121 wickednessH7451 upH5927 beforeH6440

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. JonahH3124 upH6965 fleeH1272 TarshishH8659 presenceH6440 LORDH3068 downH3381 JoppaH3305 foundH4672 shipH591 goingH935 TarshishH8659 paidH5414 fareH7939 downH3381 goH935 TarshishH8659 presenceH6440 LORDH3068

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. LORDH3068 outH2904 greatH1419 windH7307 seaH3220 mightyH1419 tempestH5591 seaH3220 shipH591 likeH2803 brokenH7665

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. marinersH4419 afraidH3372 criedH2199 manH376 godH430 forthH2904 waresH3627 shipH591 seaH3220 lightenH7043 JonahH3124 downH3381 sidesH3411 shipH5600 layH7901 asleepH7290

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. shipmasterH7227 shipmasterH2259 cameH7126 saidH559 sleeperH7290 ariseH6965 callH7121 GodH430 GodH430 thinkH6245 perishH6

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. saidH559 oneH376 fellowH7453 ComeH3212 castH5307 lotsH1486 knowH3045 causeH7945 evilH7451 castH5307 lotsH1486 lotH1486 fellH5307 JonahH3124

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? saidH559 TellH5046 evilH7451 occupationH4399 whenceH370 comestH935 countryH776 peopleH5971

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. saidH559 HebrewH5680 fearH3373 LORDH3068 GodH430 heavenH8064 madeH6213 seaH3220 dryH3004

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. menH582 exceedinglyH1419 exceedinglyH3374 afraidH3372 saidH559 doneH6213 menH582 knewH3045 fledH1272 presenceH6440 LORDH3068 toldH5046

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. saidH559 doH6213 seaH3220 calmH8367 seaH3220 wroughtH1980 tempestuousH5590

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. saidH559 upH5375 forthH2904 seaH3220 seaH3220 calmH8367 knowH3045 sakeH7945 greatH1419 tempestH5591

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. menH582 hardH2864 bringH7725 landH3004 couldH3201 seaH3220 wroughtH1980 tempestuousH5590

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. criedH7121 LORDH3068 saidH559 theeH577 LORDH3068 perishH6 man'sH376 lifeH5315 layH5414 innocentH5355 innocentH5355 bloodH1818 LORDH3068 doneH6213 pleasedH2654

15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. upH5375 JonahH3124 forthH2904 seaH3220 seaH3220 ceasedH5975 ragingH2197

16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows. menH582 fearedH3372 LORDH3068 exceedinglyH1419 exceedinglyH3374 offeredH2076 sacrificeH2077 LORDH3068 madeH5087 vowsH5088

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. LORDH3068 preparedH4487 greatH1419 fishH1709 upH1104 JonahH3124 JonahH3124 bellyH4578 fishH1709 threeH7969 daysH3117 threeH7969 nightsH3915

Cross-references for Jonah 1:1

  • Luke 11:32 ‹The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas› is ‹here.›
  • Luke 11:29-30 ¶ And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, ‹This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.›
  • 2 Kings 14:25 He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gathhepher.
  • Matthew 16:4 ‹A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas.› And he left them, and departed.
  • Matthew 12:39-41 But he answered and said unto them, ‹An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:›
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