Jonah 1

1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ¹ ‡ Luk 11:32Luk 11:29-302Ki 14:25Mat 16:4Mat 12:39-41 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. ‡ Gen 18:20-21Gen 10:11Isa 58:1Nam 1:1Jon 3:2Jon 4:11Zep 2:13-15Ezk 3:5-9 +93 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish 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

4 ¶ But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. ^{2 3} ‡ Psa 107:23-31Mat 8:24-27Amo 4:13Exo 14:21Psa 135:7Exo 10:19Exo 15:10Num 11:31 +25 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. ‡ Act 27:18-19Jer 2:281Ki 18:26Isa 45:20Jdg 16:19Jon 1:6Luk 22:45-461Sa 24:3 +116 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not. ‡ Jon 3:9Psa 107:28-292Sa 12:22Eph 5:14Mrk 4:37-41Psa 107:12-13Act 21:13Amo 5:15 +97 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. ‡ Pro 16:33Jos 7:13-18Num 32:231Sa 10:20-211Sa 14:41-42Act 13:19Jos 7:10Isa 41:6-7 +108 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? ‡ Gen 47:31Sa 30:13Jas 5:16Jos 7:191Sa 14:43 9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land. ⁴ ‡ Psa 146:5-6Neh 9:6Psa 136:26Psa 95:5-6Neh 1:4Gen 14:132Ki 17:252Ki 17:28 +1710 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. ⁵ ‡ Jon 1:3Job 27:222Sa 24:3Dan 5:6-9Jhn 19:8Jos 7:25

11 ¶ Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. ^{6 7} ‡ 1Sa 6:2-32Sa 21:1-6Mic 6:6-72Sa 24:11-13 12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. ‡ 2Sa 24:171Ch 21:17Jos 7:12Jhn 11:50Act 27:24Ecc 9:18Jos 7:20-21 13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. ^{8 9} ‡ Pro 21:30Job 34:29 14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee. ‡ Psa 115:3Psa 135:6Deu 21:8Eph 1:11Psa 107:28Dan 4:34-35Jon 1:16Jon 1:5 +515 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. ¹⁰ ‡ 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 exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows. ¹¹ ‡ Dan 6:26Psa 116:14Gen 8:20Psa 107:22Psa 50:14Act 5:11Dan 4:34-37Isa 26:9 +8

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