Jonah 1
1
Commissioning of a reluctant prophet
1The LORD’s word came to Jonah, Amittai’s son: 2“Get up and go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it, for their evil has come to my attention.”
3So Jonah got up—to flee to Tarshish from the LORD! He went down to Joppa and found a ship headed for Tarshish. He paid the fare and went aboard to go with them to Tarshish, away from the LORD. 4But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, so that there was a great storm on the sea; the ship looked like it might be broken to pieces. 5The sailors were terrified, and each one cried out to his god. They hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to make it lighter.
Now Jonah had gone down into the hold of the vessel to lie down and was deep in sleep. 6The ship’s officer came and said to him, “How can you possibly be sleeping so deeply? Get up! Call on your god! Perhaps the god will give some thought to us so that we won’t perish.”
7Meanwhile, the sailors said to each other, “Come on, let’s cast lots so that we might learn who is to blame for this evil that’s happening to us.” They cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8So they said to him, “Tell us, since you’re the cause of this evil happening to us: What do you do and where are you from? What’s your country and of what people are you?”
9He said to them, “I’m a Hebrew. I worship the LORD, the God of heaven—who made the sea and the dry land.”
10Then the men were terrified and said to him, “What have you done?” (The men knew that Jonah was fleeing from the LORD, because he had told them.)
11They said to him, “What will we do about you so that the sea will become calm around us?” (The sea was continuing to rage.)
12He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea! Then the sea will become calm around you. I know it’s my fault that this great storm has come upon you.”
13The men rowed to reach dry land, but they couldn’t manage it because the sea continued to rage against them. 14So they called on the LORD, saying, “Please, LORD, don’t let us perish on account of this man’s life, and don’t blame us for innocent blood! You are the LORD: whatever you want, you can do.” 15Then they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased its raging. 16The men worshipped the LORD with a profound reverence; they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made solemn promises.
No escape for the prophet
17 # 1.17 2:1 in Heb Meanwhile, the LORD provided a great fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.
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Jonah 1
1
Commissioning of a reluctant prophet
1The LORD’s word came to Jonah, Amittai’s son: 2“Get up and go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it, for their evil has come to my attention.”
3So Jonah got up—to flee to Tarshish from the LORD! He went down to Joppa and found a ship headed for Tarshish. He paid the fare and went aboard to go with them to Tarshish, away from the LORD. 4But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, so that there was a great storm on the sea; the ship looked like it might be broken to pieces. 5The sailors were terrified, and each one cried out to his god. They hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to make it lighter.
Now Jonah had gone down into the hold of the vessel to lie down and was deep in sleep. 6The ship’s officer came and said to him, “How can you possibly be sleeping so deeply? Get up! Call on your god! Perhaps the god will give some thought to us so that we won’t perish.”
7Meanwhile, the sailors said to each other, “Come on, let’s cast lots so that we might learn who is to blame for this evil that’s happening to us.” They cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8So they said to him, “Tell us, since you’re the cause of this evil happening to us: What do you do and where are you from? What’s your country and of what people are you?”
9He said to them, “I’m a Hebrew. I worship the LORD, the God of heaven—who made the sea and the dry land.”
10Then the men were terrified and said to him, “What have you done?” (The men knew that Jonah was fleeing from the LORD, because he had told them.)
11They said to him, “What will we do about you so that the sea will become calm around us?” (The sea was continuing to rage.)
12He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea! Then the sea will become calm around you. I know it’s my fault that this great storm has come upon you.”
13The men rowed to reach dry land, but they couldn’t manage it because the sea continued to rage against them. 14So they called on the LORD, saying, “Please, LORD, don’t let us perish on account of this man’s life, and don’t blame us for innocent blood! You are the LORD: whatever you want, you can do.” 15Then they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased its raging. 16The men worshipped the LORD with a profound reverence; they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made solemn promises.
No escape for the prophet
17 # 1.17 2:1 in Heb Meanwhile, the LORD provided a great fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.
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