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Jonah

Chapter 1 of 4

¹The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, ²"Get up and go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach to them, for the cry of their wickedness has come up to me." ³But Jonah went and fled toward the land of Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to the city of Joppa and found a ship sailing to Tarshish. He paid his fare and went aboard to sail with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. ⁴Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea. The waves of the sea grew huge, and their ship was in danger of breaking apart. ⁵The sailors were afraid, and each of them cried out to his gods. They threw the cargo into the sea to lighten their ship. But Jonah had gone down into the hold of the ship, where he lay sound asleep and snoring. ⁶The captain came down to him and said, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and call on your God, so that God may save us and we do not die." ⁷They said to one another, "Come, let's cast lots." And the lot fell on Jonah. ⁸They said to him, "Tell us, because of whom has this disaster come on us? What is your work? Where have you come from, and where are you going? What is your country, and who are your people?" ⁹He said to them, "I am a servant of the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land." ¹⁰The men were terrified and said to him, "What have you done?" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. ¹¹They said to him, "What should we do with you so the sea will leave us alone?" For the sea was growing rough and a great storm was rising. ¹²Jonah said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea, and the sea will leave you alone. I know that this great storm has come on you because of me." ¹³The men strained to turn back toward land, but they could not, for the sea grew rougher and rose against them. ¹⁴Then all of them cried out together to the LORD and said, "Please, O LORD, do not destroy us for this man's life, and do not hold us guilty for a righteous man's blood, for you, O LORD, have done as you pleased." ¹⁵So they took Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea grew calm. ¹⁶The men feared the LORD greatly. They offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.

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