Jonah 1
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1 Now the LORD’s#1:1 When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “Lord” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name. word came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”
3 But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
4 But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up. 5Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship and he was laying down, and was fast asleep. 6So the ship master came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God!#1:6 or, gods Maybe your God#1:6 or, gods will notice us, so that we won’t perish.”
7 They all said to each other, “Come! Let’s cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8Then they asked him, “Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? Of what people are you?”
9 He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the LORD, the God#1:9 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim). of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”
10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “What have you done?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. 11Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy.
12 He said to them, “Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you.”
13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them. 14Therefore they cried to the LORD, and said, “We beg you, LORD, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us innocent blood; for you, LORD, have done as it pleased you.” 15So they took up Jonah and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging. 16Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.
17The LORD prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
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Jonah 1
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Jonah Flees the Presence of the Lord
1Now the word of the Lord came to #2 Kgs. 14:25Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2“Arise, go to #Gen. 10:11, 12; 2 Kgs. 19:36; Nah. 1:1; Zeph. 2:13; Matt. 12:41; Luke 11:30, 32 Nineveh, that #ch. 3:3; 4:11 great city, and call out against it, #Rev. 18:5for their evil#1:2 The same Hebrew word can mean evil or disaster, depending on the context; so throughout Jonah has come up before me.” 3But Jonah #ch. 4:2 rose to flee to #See 1 Kgs. 10:22 Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to #See Josh. 19:46 Joppa and found a ship going to #See 1 Kgs. 10:22 Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to #See 1 Kgs. 10:22 Tarshish, #Gen. 4:16; [Ps. 139:9, 10]away from the presence of the Lord.
4But #[Ps. 107:25] the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened #1 Kgs. 22:48; Ps. 48:7to break up. 5Then the mariners were afraid, and #[Ps. 107:28] each cried out to his god. And #[Acts 27:18, 19, 38]they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. 6So the captain came and said to him, “What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, #[See ver. 5 above] call out to your god! #[ch. 3:9]Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish.”
Jonah Is Thrown into the Sea
7And they said to one another, “Come, let us #[Judg. 20:9]cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us. What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?” 9And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear #Rev. 11:13 the Lord, the God of heaven, #Ps. 146:6who made the sea and the dry land.” 10Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, “What is this that you have done!” For the men knew that #[See ver. 3 above]he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
11Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous. 12He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, #[Josh. 7:20]for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” 13Nevertheless, the men rowed hard#1:13 Hebrew the men dug in [their oars] to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. 14Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish for this man’s life, and #Deut. 21:8 lay not on us innocent blood, #[Ps. 115:3]for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.” 15So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, #Ps. 65:7; Luke 8:24and the sea ceased from its raging. 16Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, #[Gen. 8:20; 31:54] and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord #See ch. 2:9and made vows.
A Great Fish Swallows Jonah
17 # 1:17 Ch 2:1 in Hebrew And the Lord appointed#1:17 Or had appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. #Matt. 12:40; 16:4; [Luke 11:30]And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
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