KJV_Strong : Jonah 1
1. Now the word[H1697] of the LORD[H3068] came[H1961] unto[H413] Jonah[H3124] the son[H1121] of Amittai,[H573] saying,[H559]
2. Arise,[H6965] go[H1980] to[H413] Nineveh,[H5210] that great[H1419] city,[H5892] and cry[H7121] against[H5921] it; for[H3588] their wickedness[H7451] is come up[H5927] before[H6440] me.
3. But Jonah[H3124] rose up[H6965] to flee[H1272] unto Tarshish[H8659] from the presence[H4480] [H6440] of the LORD,[H3068] and went down[H3381] to Joppa;[H3305] and he found[H4672] a ship[H591] going[H935] to Tarshish:[H8659] so he paid[H5414] the fare[H7939] thereof, and went down[H3381] into it, to go[H935] with[H5973] them unto Tarshish[H8659] from the presence[H4480] [H6440] of the LORD.[H3068]
4. But the LORD[H3068] sent out[H2904] a great[H1419] wind[H7307] into[H413] the sea,[H3220] and there was[H1961] a mighty[H1419] tempest[H5591] in the sea,[H3220] so that the ship[H591] was like[H2803] to be broken.[H7665]
5. Then the mariners[H4419] were afraid,[H3372] and cried[H2199] every man[H376] unto[H413] his god,[H430] and cast forth[H2904] [H853] the wares[H3627] that[H834] were in the ship[H591] into[H413] the sea,[H3220] to lighten[H7043] it of[H4480] [H5921] them. But Jonah[H3124] was gone down[H3381] into[H413] the sides[H3411] of the ship;[H5600] and he lay,[H7901] and was fast asleep.[H7290]
6. So the shipmaster[H7227] [H2259] came[H7126] to[H413] him, and said[H559] unto him, What[H4100] meanest thou, O sleeper?[H7290] arise,[H6965] call[H7121] upon[H413] thy God,[H430] if so be[H194] that God[H430] will think[H6245] upon us, that we perish[H6] not.[H3808]
7. And they said[H559] every one[H376] to[H413] his fellow,[H7453] Come,[H1980] and let us cast[H5307] lots,[H1486] that we may know[H3045] for whose cause[H7945] [H4310] this[H2063] evil[H7451] is upon us. So they cast[H5307] lots,[H1486] and the lot[H1486] fell[H5307] upon[H5921] Jonah.[H3124]
8. Then said[H559] they unto[H413] him, Tell[H5046] us, we pray thee,[H4994] for whose cause[H834] [H4310] this[H2063] evil[H7451] is upon us; What[H4100] is thine occupation?[H4399] and whence[H4480] [H370] comest[H935] thou? what[H4100] is thy country?[H776] and of what[H335] [H4480] [H2088] people[H5971] art thou?[H859]
9. And he said[H559] unto[H413] them, I[H595] am a Hebrew;[H5680] and I[H589] fear[H3372] the LORD,[H3068] the God[H430] of heaven,[H8064] which[H834] hath made[H6213] [H853] the sea[H3220] and the dry[H3004] land.
10. Then were the men[H376] exceedingly[H1419] afraid,[H3372] [H3374] and said[H559] unto[H413] him, Why[H4100] hast thou done[H6213] this?[H2063] For[H3588] the men[H376] knew[H3045] that[H3588] he[H1931] fled[H1272] from the presence[H4480] [H6440] of the LORD,[H3068] because[H3588] he had told[H5046] them.
11. Then said[H559] they unto[H413] him, What[H4100] shall we do[H6213] unto thee, that the sea[H3220] may be calm[H8367] unto[H4480] [H5921] us? for[H3588] the sea[H3220] wrought,[H1980] and was tempestuous.[H5590]
12. And he said[H559] unto[H413] them, Take me up,[H5375] and cast me forth[H2904] into[H413] the sea;[H3220] so shall the sea[H3220] be calm[H8367] unto[H4480] [H5921] you: for[H3588] I[H589] know[H3045] that[H3588] for my sake[H7945] this[H2088] great[H1419] tempest[H5591] is upon[H5921] you.
13. Nevertheless the men[H376] rowed[H2864] hard to bring[H7725] it to[H413] the land;[H3004] but they could[H3201] not:[H3808] for[H3588] the sea[H3220] wrought,[H1980] and was tempestuous[H5590] against[H5921] them.
14. Wherefore they cried[H7121] unto[H413] the LORD,[H3068] and said,[H559] We beseech thee,[H4994] O LORD,[H3068] we beseech thee,[H577] let us not[H408] perish[H6] for this[H2088] man's[H376] life,[H5315] and lay[H5414] not[H408] upon[H5921] us innocent[H5355] blood:[H1818] for[H3588] thou,[H859] O LORD,[H3068] hast done[H6213] as[H834] it pleased[H2654] thee.
15. So they took up[H5375] [H853] Jonah,[H3124] and cast him forth[H2904] into[H413] the sea:[H3220] and the sea[H3220] ceased[H5975] from her raging.[H4480] [H2197]
16. Then the men[H376] feared[H3372] [H3374] [H853] the LORD[H3068] exceedingly,[H1419] and offered[H2076] a sacrifice[H2077] unto the LORD,[H3068] and made[H5087] vows.[H5088]
17. Now the LORD[H3068] had prepared[H4487] a great[H1419] fish[H1709] to swallow up[H1104] [H853] Jonah.[H3124] And Jonah[H3124] was[H1961] in the belly[H4578] of the fish[H1709] three[H7969] days[H3117] and three[H7969] nights.[H3915]
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