Jonah 1

Jonahs Disobedience

1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

The Storm at Sea

4 But the Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up.5 Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down into the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep.6 So the captain came to him, and said to him, What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.7 And they said to one another, Come, let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this trouble has come upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.8 Then they said to him, Please tell us! For whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?9 So he said to them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.

Jonah Thrown into the Sea

10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, Why have you done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.11 Then they said to him, What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us?for the sea was growing more tempestuous.12 And he said to them, Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me.13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to return to land, but they could not, for the sea continued to grow more tempestuous against them.14 Therefore they cried out to the Lord and said, We pray, O Lord, please do not let us perish for this mans life, and do not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as it pleased You.15 So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging.16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord and took vows.

Jonahs Prayer and Deliverance

17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

JONAH 1

Jonah Runs from //the [Lord]

1  t One day the [Lord] told Jonah, the son of Amittai,

2 to go to the great city of Nineveht and say to the people, “The [Lord] has seen your terrible sins. You are doomed!”

3 Instead, Jonah ran from the [Lord]. He went to the seaport of Joppa and found a ship that was going to Spain. So he paid his fare, then got on the ship and sailed away to escape.
4 But the [Lord] made a strong wind blow, and such a bad storm came up that the ship was about to be broken to pieces.

5 The sailors were frightened, and they all started praying to their gods. They even threw the ship's cargo overboard to make the ship lighter.
All this time, Jonah was down below deck, sound asleep.

6 The ship's captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep at a time like this? Get up and pray to your God! Maybe he will have pity on us and keep us from drowning.”

7 Finally, the sailors got together and said, “Let's ask our gods to show ust who caused all this trouble.” It turned out to be Jonah.

8 They started asking him, “Are you the one who brought all this trouble on us? What business are you in? Where do you come from? What is your country? Who are your people?”

9 Jonah answered, “I'm a Hebrew, and I worship the [Lord] God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”

10 When the sailors heard this, they were frightened, because Jonah had already told them he was running from the [Lord]. Then they said, “Do you know what you have done?”

11 The storm kept getting worse, until finally the sailors asked him, “What should we do with you to make the sea calm down?”

12 Jonah told them, “Throw me into the sea, and it will calm down. I'm the cause of this terrible storm.”
13 The sailors tried their best to row to the shore. But they could not do it, and the storm kept getting worse every minute. 14 So they prayed to the [Lord], “Please don't let us drown for taking this man's life. Don't hold us guilty for killing an innocent man. All of this happened because you wanted it to.” 15 Then they threw Jonah overboard, and the sea calmed down.

16 The sailors were so terrified that they offered a sacrifice to the [Lord] and made all kinds of promises.
17  t The [Lord] sent a big fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.