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Read Jonah 1

World English Bible · 17 verses

¹ Now Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ So the ship master came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God! Maybe your God will notice us, so that we won’t perish.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ They all said to each other, “Come! Let’s cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ Then they asked him, “Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? Of what people are you?”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “What have you done?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Yahweh, because he had told them.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² He said to them, “Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ Therefore they cried to Yahweh, and said, “We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us innocent blood; for you, Yahweh, have done as it pleased you.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ So they took up Jonah and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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