Jonah 1

Jonah Flees from the LORD

(Nahum 1:1–15)

1 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, ‡ Luk 11:32Luk 11:29-302Ki 14:25Mat 16:4Mat 12:39-41 2 “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.” ‡ Gen 18:20-21Gen 10:11Isa 58:1Nam 1:1Jon 3:2Jon 4:11Zep 2:13-15Ezk 3:5-9 +9

3 Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. ‡ Psa 139:7-12Jos 19:46Gen 4:162Th 1:9Act 9:36Act 9:431Ki 19:3Isa 23:1 +18

The Great Storm

(Acts 27:13–26)

4 Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart. ‡ Psa 107:23-31Mat 8:24-27Amo 4:13Exo 14:21Psa 135:7Exo 10:19Exo 15:10Num 11:31 +25 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. ‡ Act 27:18-19Jer 2:281Ki 18:26Isa 45:20Jdg 16:19Jon 1:6Luk 22:45-461Sa 24:3 +11

6 The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.” ‡ Jon 3:9Psa 107:28-292Sa 12:22Eph 5:14Mrk 4:37-41Psa 107:12-13Act 21:13Amo 5:15 +9

7 “Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” ‡ Pro 16:33Jos 7:13-18Num 32:231Sa 10:20-211Sa 14:41-42Act 13:19Jos 7:10Isa 41:6-7 +10

So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

8 “Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?” ‡ Gen 47:31Sa 30:13Jas 5:16Jos 7:191Sa 14:43

9 “I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.” ‡ Psa 146:5-6Neh 9:6Psa 136:26Psa 95:5-6Neh 1:4Gen 14:132Ki 17:252Ki 17:28 +17

10 Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. ‡ Jon 1:3Job 27:222Sa 24:3Dan 5:6-9Jhn 19:8Jos 7:25

Jonah Cast into the Sea

11 Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?” ‡ 1Sa 6:2-32Sa 21:1-6Mic 6:6-72Sa 24:11-13

12 “Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.” ‡ 2Sa 24:171Ch 21:17Jos 7:12Jhn 11:50Act 27:24Ecc 9:18Jos 7:20-21

13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard ¹to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more. ‡ Pro 21:30Job 34:29

14 So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.” ‡ Psa 115:3Psa 135:6Deu 21:8Eph 1:11Psa 107:28Dan 4:34-35Jon 1:16Jon 1:5 +5

15 At this, they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm. ‡ Luk 8:24Psa 93:3-4Psa 107:29Psa 89:9Mat 8:26Psa 65:7Jos 7:24-262Sa 21:8-9

16 Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him. ‡ Dan 6:26Psa 116:14Gen 8:20Psa 107:22Psa 50:14Act 5:11Dan 4:34-37Isa 26:9 +8

17 Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish. ‡ Mat 12:40Luk 11:30Mat 16:4Psa 104:25-26Hab 3:2Jon 4:6Gen 1:21