NASB — Jonah 1 — KJV

Jonah’s Disobedience

1 The word° of the LORD° came° to aJonah° the son° of Amittai° saying°, 2 “Arise°, go° to aNineveh° the great° city° and bcry° against° it, for their cwickedness° has come° up before° Me.” 3 But Jonah° rose° up to flee° to aTarshish° bfrom the presence° of the LORD°. So he went° down° to cJoppa°, 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] a2K 14:25; Mt 12:39-41; 16:4; Lk 11:29, 30, 32
[2] aGn 10:11; 2K 19:36; Is 37:37; Na 1:1; Zp 2:13 bIs 58:1 cGn 18:20; Ho 7:2
[3] aIs 23:1, 6, 10; Jr 10:9 bGn 4:16; Ps 139:7, 9, 10 cJsh 19:46; 2Ch 2:16; Ezr 3:7; Ac 9:36, 43

4 ¶ The aLORD° hurled° a great° wind° on the sea° and there was a great° storm° on the sea° so that the ship° was about to Ibreak° up. 5 Then the sailors° became° afraid° and every° man° cried° to ahis god°, and they bthrew° the Icargo° which° was in the ship° into the sea° to lighten° [it] IIfor 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, acall° on your god°. Perhaps° [your] bgod° will be concerned° about us so that we will not perish°.”

[4] ILit be broken aPs 107:23-28; 135:6, 7
[5] ILit vessels IILit from upon them a1K 18:26 bAc 27:18, 19, 38
[6] aPs 107:28 b2S 12:22; Am 5:15; Jna 3:9

7 ¶ Each° man° said° to his mate°, “Come°, let us acast° lots° so we may Ilearn° on whose° account° this° calamity° [has struck] us.” So they cast° lots° and the blot° fell° on Jonah°. 8 Then they said° to him, “aTell° us, now°! On whose° account [has] this° calamity° [struck] us? What° is your boccupation°? And where° do you come° from? What° is your country°? From what°° people° are you?” 9 He said° to them, “I am a aHebrew°, and I bfear° the LORD° cGod° of heaven° who° dmade° the sea° and the dry° land°.”

[7] ILit know aJsh 7:14-18; 1S 10:20, 21; 14:41, 42; Ac 1:23-26 bNu 32:23; Pv 16:33
[8] aJsh 7:19; 1S 14:43 bGn 47:3; 1S 30:13
[9] aGn 14:13; Ex 1:15; 2:13 b2K 17:25, 28, 32, 33 cEzr 1:2; Ne 1:4; Ps 136:26; Dn 2:18 dNe 9:6; Ps 95:5; 146:6

10 ¶ Then the men° became° extremely°° frightened° and they said° to him, “IHow° could you do° this°?” For the men° knew° that he was afleeing° 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° Ifor 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° Ifor you, for I know° that aon account° of me this° great° storm° [has come] upon you.” 13 However, the men° Irowed° [desperately] to return° to land° but they could° not, for the sea° was becoming° [even] stormier° against° them. 14 Then they called° on the aLORD° 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 bYou, O LORD°, have done° as You have pleased°.”

[10] ILit What is this you have done aJb 27:22; Jna 1:3
[11] ILit from upon us
[12] ILit from upon you a2S 24:17; 1Ch 21:17
[13] ILit dug their oars into the water
[14] aPs 107:28; Jna 1:16 bPs 115:3; 135:6; Dn 4:34, 35

15 ¶ So they picked° up Jonah°, threw° him into the sea°, and the sea° astopped° its raging°. 16 Then the men° feared° the LORD° greatly°, and they offered° a sacrifice° to the LORD° and made° avows°.

[15] aPs 65:7; 93:3, 4; 107:29
[16] aPs 50:14; 66:13, 14

17IAnd the LORD° appointed° a great° fish° to swallow° Jonah°, and Jonah° was in the astomach° of the fish° three° days° and three° nights°.

[17] ICh 2:1 in Heb aMt 12:40; 16:4


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Jonah is sent to Nineveh, fleeth to Tarshish.

1 ¶ Now the wordº of the LORDº came² unto² Jonahº the sonº of Amittai,º saying,ºª 2 Arise,ºª go¹ª² to² Nineveh,º that greatº city,º and cryºª against² it; for² their wickednessº is come upºª beforeº me. 3 But Jonahº rose upºª to fleeºª unto Tarshishº from the presenceº² of the LORD,º and went downºª to Joppa;º and he foundºª a shipº goingºª to Tarshish:º so he paidºª the fareº thereof, and went downºª into it, to goºª with² them unto Tarshishº from the presenceº² of the LORD.º

[1] 2K 14:25; Mt 12:39; 16:4; Lk 11:29, 32.
[2] Gn 10:11; 18:20; 2K 19:36; Ezr 9:6; Is 58:1; Jr 1:7; Ezk 2:7; 3:5; Jna 3:2; 4:11; Mi 3:8; Na 1:1; 2:1; Zp 2:13; Mt 10:18; Jm 5:4; Rv 18:5.
[3] Gn 3:8; 4:16; Ex 4:13; Jsh 19:46; 1K 19:3, 9; 2Ch 2:16; Jb 1:12; 2:7; Ps 139:7; Is 2:16; 23:1, 6, 10; 60:9; Jr 20:7; Ezk 3:14; 27:12; Jna 4:2; Lk 9:62; Ac 9:36; 15:38; 26:19; 1Co 9:16; 2Th 1:9.

He is bewrayed by a tempest,

4 ¶ But the LORDº sent outºª a greatº windº into² the sea,º and there was² a mightyº tempestº in the sea,º so that the shipº was likeºª to be broken.ºª 5 Then the marinersº were afraid,ºª and criedºª every manº unto² his god,º and cast forthºª² the waresº that² [were] in the shipº into² the sea,º to lightenºª [it] of²² them. But Jonahº was gone downºª into² the sidesº of the ship;º and he lay,ºª and was fast asleep.ºª 6 So the shipmasterºº cameºª to² him, and saidºª unto him, What² meanest thou, O sleeper?ºª arise,ºª callºª upon² thy God,º if so be² that Godº will thinkºª upon us, that we perishºª not.² 7 And they saidºª every oneº to² his fellow,º Come,¹ª² and let us castºª lots,º that we may knowºª for whose causeº² this² evilº [is] upon us. So they castºª lots,º and the lotº fellºª upon² Jonah.º 8 Then saidºª they unto² him, Tellºª us, we pray thee,² for whose cause²² this² evilº [is] upon us; What² [is] thine occupation?º and whenceº² comestºª thou? what² [is] thy country?º and of what²²² peopleº [art] thou?² 9 And he saidºª unto² them, I² [am] an Hebrew;º and I² fear¹² the LORD,º the Godº of heaven,º which² hath madeºª² the seaº and the dryº [land]. 10 Then were the men¹² exceedinglyº¹ afraid,ºª² and saidºª unto² him, Why² hast thou doneºª this?² For² the men¹² knewºª that² he² fledºª from the presenceº² of the LORD,º because² he had toldºª them.

[4] Ex 10:13, 19; 14:21; 15:10; Nu 11:31; Ps 107:24; 135:7; Am 4:13; Mt 8:24; Ac 27:13.
[5] Jg 16:19; 1S 24:3; 1K 18:26; Jb 2:4; Is 44:17; 45:20; Jr 2:28; Ho 7:14; Jna 1:6, 14, 16; Mt 25:5; 26:40, 43, 45; Lk 22:45; Ac 27:18, 38; Php 3:7.
[6] 2S 12:22; Es 4:16; Ps 78:34; 107:6, 12, 18, 28; Is 3:15; Jr 2:27; Ezk 18:2; Jol 2:11; Am 5:15; Jna 3:9; Mk 4:37; Ac 21:13; Ro 13:11; Ep 5:14.
[7] Nu 32:23; Jsh 7:10, 13, 14, 18; 22:16; Jg 7:13; 20:9; 1S 10:20; 14:38, 41; Es 3:7; Jb 10:2; Ps 22:18; Pv 16:33; Is 41:6; Mt 27:35; Ac 1:23; 13:19; 1Co 4:5.
[8] Gn 47:3; Jsh 7:19; 1S 14:43; 30:13; Jm 5:16.
[9] Gn 14:13; 39:14; 2K 17:25, 28, 32; Ezr 1:2; 5:11; 7:12; Ne 1:4; 2:4; 9:6; Jb 1:9; Ps 95:5; 136:26; 146:5; Dn 2:18, 44; Ho 3:5; Ac 14:15; 17:23; 27:23; Php 3:5; Rv 11:13; 15:4; 16:11.
[10] Jsh 7:25; 2S 24:3; Jb 27:22; Dn 5:6; Jna 1:3; Jn 19:8.

thrown into the sea,

11 ¶ Then saidºª they unto² him, What² shall we doºª unto thee, that the seaº may be calmºª unto²² us? for² the seaº wrought,ºª and was tempestuous.ºª 12 And he saidºª unto² them, Take me up,ºª and cast me forthºª into² the sea;º so shall the seaº be calmºª unto²² you: for² I² knowºª that² for my sakeº this² greatº tempestº [is] upon² you. 13 Nevertheless the men¹² rowed² hard¹ª to bringºª [it] to² the land;º but they couldºª not:² for² the seaº wrought,ºª and was tempestuousºª against² them. 14 Wherefore they criedºª unto² the LORD,º and said,ºª We beseech thee,¹² O LORD,º we beseech thee,² let us not² perishºª for this² man'sº life,º and layºª not² upon² us innocentºª blood:º for² thou,² O LORD,º hast doneºª as² it pleasedºª thee. 15 So they took upºª² Jonah,º and cast him forthºª into² the sea:º and the seaº ceasedºª from her raging.º² 16 Then the men¹² fearedºª²² the LORDº exceedingly,º¹ and offeredºª a sacrificeº unto the LORD,º and madeºª vows.º

[11] 1S 6:2; 2S 21:1; 24:11; Mi 6:6.
[12] Jsh 7:12, 20; 2S 24:17; 1Ch 21:17; Ec 9:18; Jn 11:50; Ac 27:24.
[13] Jb 34:29; Pv 21:30.
[14] Gn 9:6; Dt 21:8; Ps 107:28; 115:3; 135:6; Is 26:16; Dn 4:34; Jna 1:5, 16; Mt 11:26; Ac 28:4; Ep 1:9, 11.
[15] Jsh 7:24; 2S 21:8; Ps 89:9; 93:3; 107:29; Mt 8:26; Lk 8:24.
[16] Gn 8:20; 28:20; Jg 13:16; 2K 5:17; Ps 50:14; 66:13; 107:22; 116:14; Ec 5:4; Is 26:9; 60:5; Dn 4:34; 6:26; Jna 1:10; Mk 4:31; Ac 5:11.

and swallowed by a fish.

17 ¶ Now the LORDº had preparedºª a greatº fishº to swallow upºª² Jonah.º And Jonahº was² in the bellyº of the fishº threeº daysº and threeº nights.º

[17] Gn 1:21; Ps 104:25; Jna 4:6; Hab 3:2; Mt 12:40; 16:4; Lk 11:30.


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