Jonah 1
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Jonah Runs from the Lord
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2 K 14.25. One day the Lord told Jonah, the son of Amittai, 2to go to the great city of Nineveh#1.2 Nineveh: Capital city of Assyria, a hated enemy of Israel. and say to the people, “The Lord has seen your terrible sins. You are doomed!”
3Instead, Jonah ran from the Lord. He went to the seaport of Joppa and found a ship that was going to Spain. So he paid his fare, then got on the ship and sailed away to escape.
4But the Lord made a strong wind blow, and such a bad storm came up that the ship was about to be broken to pieces. 5The sailors were frightened, and they all started praying to their gods. They even threw the ship's cargo overboard to make the ship lighter.
All this time, Jonah was down below deck, sound asleep. 6The ship's captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep at a time like this? Get up and pray to your God! Maybe he will have pity on us and keep us from drowning.”
7Finally, the sailors got together and said, “Let's ask our gods to show us#1.7 ask … show us: The Hebrew text has “cast lots,” which were pieces of wood or stone used to find out how and when to do something. In this case, the lots would show who was the guilty person. who caused all this trouble.” It turned out to be Jonah.
8They started asking him, “Are you the one who brought all this trouble on us? What business are you in? Where do you come from? What is your country? Who are your people?”
9Jonah answered, “I'm a Hebrew, and I worship the Lord God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”
10When the sailors heard this, they were frightened, because Jonah had already told them he was running from the Lord. Then they said, “Do you know what you have done?”
11The storm kept getting worse, until finally the sailors asked him, “What should we do with you to make the sea calm down?”
12Jonah told them, “Throw me into the sea, and it will calm down. I'm the cause of this terrible storm.”
13The sailors tried their best to row to the shore. But they could not do it, and the storm kept getting worse every minute. 14So they prayed to the Lord, “Please don't let us drown for taking this man's life. Don't hold us guilty for killing an innocent man. All of this happened because you wanted it to.” 15Then they threw Jonah overboard, and the sea calmed down. 16The sailors were so terrified that they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made all kinds of promises.
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Mt 12.40. The Lord sent a big fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.
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Jonah 1
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Jonah Disobeys the LORD
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2 Kgs 14.25
One day the LORD spoke to Jonah son of Amittai. 2He said, “Go to Nineveh, that great city, and speak out against it; I am aware how wicked its people are.” 3Jonah, however, set out in the opposite direction in order to get away from the LORD. He went to Joppa, where he found a ship about to go to Spain. He paid his fare and went aboard with the crew to sail to Spain, where he would be away from the LORD. 4But the LORD sent a strong wind on the sea, and the storm was so violent that the ship was in danger of breaking up. 5The sailors were terrified and cried out for help, each one to his own god. Then, in order to lessen the danger,#1.5 lessen the danger; or lighten the ship. they threw the cargo#1.5 cargo; or equipment. overboard. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone below and was lying in the ship's hold, sound asleep.
6The captain found him there and said to him, “What are you doing asleep? Get up and pray to your god for help. Maybe he will feel sorry for us and spare our lives.”
7The sailors said to one another, “Let's draw lots and find out who is to blame for getting us into this danger.” They did so, and Jonah's name was drawn. 8So they said to him: “Now then, tell us! Who is to blame for this? What are you doing here? What country do you come from? What is your nationality?”
9“I am a Hebrew,” Jonah answered. “I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made land and sea.” 10Jonah went on to tell them that he was running away from the LORD.
The sailors were terrified, and said to him, “That was an awful thing to do!”#1.10 and said… to do!; or and asked him, “Why did you have to run away like that?” 11The storm was getting worse all the time, so the sailors asked him, “What should we do to you to stop the storm?”
12Jonah answered, “Throw me into the sea, and it will calm down. I know it is my fault that you are caught in this violent storm.”
13Instead, the sailors tried to get the ship to shore, rowing with all their might. But the storm was getting worse and worse, and they got nowhere. 14So they cried out to the LORD, “O LORD, we pray, don't punish us with death for taking this man's life! You, O LORD, are responsible for all this; it is your doing.” 15Then they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea, and it calmed down at once. 16This made the sailors so afraid of the LORD that they offered a sacrifice and promised to serve him.
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Mt 12.40
At the LORD's command a large fish swallowed Jonah, and he was inside the fish for three days and nights.
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