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Jonah, Chapter 1

¹ The word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying, ² “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry 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. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.	1 Ki2 14:25 Mat 12:39-41 Mat 16:4 Luk 11:29 Luk 11:30 Luk 11:32 2 Gen 10:11 Ki2 19:36 Isa 37:37 Nah 1:1 Zep 2:13 Isa 58:1 Gen 18:20 Hos 7:2 3 Isa 23:1 Isa 23:6 Isa 23:10 Jer 10:9 Gen 4:16 Psa 139:7 Psa 139:9 Psa 139:10 Jos 19:46 Ch2 2:16 Ezr 3:7 Act 9:36 Act 9:43
⁴ The LORD hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to^a Lit be brokenbreak up. ⁵ Then the sailors became afraid and every man cried to his god, and they threw the^b Lit vesselscargo which was in the ship into the sea to lighten it^c Lit from upon themfor them. But Jonah had gone below into the hold of the ship, lain down and fallen sound asleep. ⁶ So the captain approached him and said, “How is it that you are sleeping? Get up, call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.”	4 Psa 107:23-28 Psa 135:6 Psa 135:7 5 Ki1 18:26 Act 27:18 Act 27:19 Act 27:38 6 Psa 107:28 Sa2 12:22 Amo 5:15 Jon 3:9
⁷ Each man said to his mate, “Come, let us cast lots so we may^d Lit knowlearn on whose account this calamity has struck us.” So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah. ⁸ Then they said to him, “Tell us, now! On whose account has this calamity struck us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?” ⁹ He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the LORD God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land.”	7 Jos 7:14-18 Sa1 10:20 Sa1 10:21 Sa1 14:41 Sa1 14:42 Act 1:23-26 Num 32:23 Pro 16:33 8 Jos 7:19 Sa1 14:43 Gen 47:3 Sa1 30:13 9 Gen 14:13 Exo 1:15 Exo 2:13 Ki2 17:25 Ki2 17:28 Ki2 17:32 Ki2 17:33 Ezr 1:2 Neh 1:4 Psa 136:26 Dan 2:18 Neh 9:6 Psa 95:5 Psa 146:6
¹⁰ Then the men became extremely frightened and they said to him, “^e Lit What is this you have doneHow could you do this?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. ¹¹ So they said to him, “What should we do to you that the sea may become calm^f Lit from upon usfor us?”—for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy. ¹² He said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will become calm^g Lit from upon youfor you, for I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you.” ¹³ However, the men^h Lit dug their oars into the waterrowed desperately to return to land but they could not, for the sea was becoming even stormier against them. ¹⁴ Then they called on the LORD and said, “We earnestly pray, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life and do not put innocent blood on us; for You, O LORD, have done as You have pleased.”	10 Job 27:22 Jon 1:3 12 Sa2 24:17 Ch1 21:17 14 Psa 107:28 Jon 1:16 Psa 115:3 Psa 135:6 Dan 4:34 Dan 4:35
¹⁵ So they picked up Jonah, threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging. ¹⁶ Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.	15 Psa 65:7 Psa 93:3 Psa 93:4 Psa 107:29 16 Psa 50:14 Psa 66:13 Psa 66:14
¹⁷ ⁱ Ch 2:1 in HebAnd the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights.	17 Mat 12:40 Mat 16:4


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