Jonah 1:2 - Compare All Versions
Jonah 1:1-2 MSG (The Message)
One day long ago, GOD’s Word came to Jonah, Amittai’s son: “Up on your feet and on your way to the big city of Nineveh! Preach to them. They’re in a bad way and I can’t ignore it any longer.”
Jonah 1:2 KJV (King James Version)
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
Jonah 1:2 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
“Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.”
Jonah 1:2 NCV (New Century Version)
“Get up, go to the great city of Nineveh, and preach against it, because I see the evil things they do.”
Jonah 1:2 ASV (American Standard Version)
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
Jonah 1:2 NIV (New International Version)
“Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”
Jonah 1:2 NKJV (New King James Version)
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.”
Jonah 1:2 AMP (Amplified Bible)
“Go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim [judgment] against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.” [Gen 10:11, 12]
Jonah 1:2 NLT (New Living Translation)
“Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.”
Jonah 1:2 TPT (The Passion Translation)
“Arise! Leave at once for the great city of Nineveh and proclaim judgment against her, for the wickedness of her people is staring me in the face.”
Jonah 1:2 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.”