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World English Bible Classic
[1] Now Yahweh’s§ word came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, [2] “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.” [3] But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. [4] But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up. [5] Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship and he was laying down, and was fast asleep. [6] So the ship master came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God!§ Maybe your God§ will notice us, so that we won’t perish.” [7] They all said to each other, “Come! Let’s cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. [8] Then they asked him, “Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? Of what people are you?” [9] He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God§ of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.” [10] Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “What have you done?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Yahweh, because he had told them. [11] Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy. [12] He said to them, “Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you.” [13] Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them. [14] Therefore they cried to Yahweh, and said, “We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us innocent blood; for you, Yahweh, have done as it pleased you.” [15] So they took up Jonah and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging. [16] Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows. [17] Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Footnotes

  1. § 1:1 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
  2. § 1:6a or, gods
  3. § 1:6b or, gods
  4. § 1:9 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
King James Version
[1] Now the word H1697 of the Lord H3068 came unto Jonah H3124ⓘ the son H1121 of Amittai, H573 saying, H559 [2] Arise, H6965 go H3212 to Nineveh, H5210 that great H1419 city, H5892 and cry H7121 against H5921 it; for their wickedness H7451 is come up H5927 before H6440 me. [3] But Jonah H3124 rose up H6965 to flee H1272 unto Tarshish H8659 from the presence H6440 of the Lord, H3068 and went down H3381 to Joppa; H3305 and he found H4672 a ship H591 going H935 to Tarshish: H8659 so he paid H5414 the fare H7939 thereof, and went down H3381 into it, to go H935 with H5973 them unto Tarshish H8659 from the presence H6440 of the Lord. H3068 [4] But the Lord H3068 sent out H2904§ a great H1419 wind H7307 into the sea, H3220 and there was a mighty H1419 tempest H5591 in the sea, H3220 so that the ship H591 was like H2803 to be broken. H7665§ [5] Then the mariners H4419 were afraid, H3372 and cried H2199 every man H376 unto H413 his god, H430 and cast forth H2904 H853 the wares H3627 that were in the ship H591 into the sea, H3220 to lighten H7043 it of them. But Jonah H3124 was gone down H3381 into the sides H3411 of the ship; H5600 and he lay, H7901 and was fast asleep. H7290 [6] So the shipmaster H7227 H2259 came H7126 to him, and said H559 unto H413 him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? H7290 arise, H6965 call H7121 upon thy God, H430 if so be that God H430 will think H6245 upon us, that we perish H6 not. [7] And they said H559 every one H376 to his fellow, H7453 Come, H3212 and let us cast H5307 lots, H1486 that we may know H3045 for whose cause H7945 this H2063 evil H7451 is upon us. So they cast H5307 lots, H1486 and the lot H1486 fell H5307 upon H5921 Jonah. H3124 [8] Then said H559 they unto him, Tell H5046 us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil H7451 is upon us; What is thine occupation? H4399 and whence H370 comest H935 thou? what is thy country? H776 and of what people H5971 art thou? [9] And he said H559 unto them, I am an Hebrew; H5680 and I fear H3373 the Lord,§ H3068 the God H430 of heaven, H8064 which H834 hath made H6213 H853 the sea H3220 and the dry H3004 land. [10] Then were the men H582 exceedingly H1419 H3374 afraid, H3372§ and said H559 unto H413 him, Why hast thou done H6213 this? For the men H582 knew H3045 that he fled H1272 from the presence H6440 of the Lord, H3068 because H3588 he had told H5046 them. [11] Then said H559 they unto him, What shall we do H6213 unto thee, that the sea H3220 may be calm H8367 unto us?§ for the sea H3220 wrought, H1980 and was tempestuous. H5590 [12] And he said H559 unto H413 them, Take me up, H5375 and cast me forth H2904 into the sea; H3220 so shall the sea H3220 be calm H8367 unto H413 you: for I know H3045 that for my sake H7945 this H2088 great H1419 tempest H5591 is upon you. [13] Nevertheless the men H582 rowed§ hard H2864 to bring H7725 it to the land; H3004 but they could H3201 not: for the sea H3220 wrought, H1980 and was tempestuous H5590 against them. [14] Wherefore they cried H7121 unto H413 the Lord, H3068 and said, H559 We beseech thee, H577 O Lord, H3068 we beseech thee, let us not perish H6 for this man’s H376 life, H5315 and lay H5414 not H408 upon H5921 us innocent H5355 H5355 blood: H1818 for thou, O Lord, H3068 hast done H6213 as it pleased H2654 thee. [15] So they took up H5375 H853 Jonah, H3124 and cast him forth H2904 into the sea: H3220 and the sea H3220 ceased H5975§ from her raging. H2197 [16] Then the men H582 feared H3372 the Lord H3068 exceedingly, H1419 H3374 and offered H2076 a sacrifice H2077 unto the Lord, H3068 and made H5087 vows. H5088§

The Prophet’s Prayer

[17] Now the Lord H3068 had prepared H4487 a great H1419 fish H1709 to swallow up H1104 Jonah. H3124 And Jonah H3124 was in the belly H4578§ of the fish H1709 three H7969 days H3117 and three H7969 nights. H3915

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 1:1 Called Jonas
  2. § 1:4a Heb. cast forth
  3. § 1:4b Heb. thought to be broken
  4. § 1:9 Or, JEHOVAH
  5. § 1:10 Heb. with great fear
  6. § 1:11 Heb. may be silent unto us
  7. § 1:13 Heb. digged
  8. § 1:15 Heb. stood
  9. § 1:16 Heb. sacrifice unto the LORD, and vowed vows
  10. § 1:17 Heb. bowels
Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 λόγος G3056 κυρίου G2962 πρὸς G4314 Ιωναν G2495 τὸν G3588 τοῦ G3588 Αμαθι λέγων G3004 [2] Ἀνάστηθι G450 καὶ G2532 πορεύθητι G4198 εἰς G1519 Νινευη G3535 τὴν G3588 πόλιν G4172 τὴν G3588 μεγάλην G3173 καὶ G2532 κήρυξον G2784 ἐν G1722 αὐτῇ, G846 ὅτι G3754 ἀνέβη G305 ἡ G3588 κραυγὴ G2906 τῆς G3588 κακίας G2549 αὐτῆς G846 πρός G4314 με. G3165 [3] Καὶ G2532 ἀνέστη G450 Ιωνας G2495 τοῦ G3588 φυγεῖν G5343 εἰς G1519 Θαρσις ἐκ G1537 προσώπου G4383 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 κατέβη G2597 εἰς G1519 Ιοππην G2445 καὶ G2532 εὗρεν G2147 πλοῖον G4143 βαδίζον εἰς G1519 Θαρσις καὶ G2532 ἔδωκεν G1325 τὸ G3588 ναῦλον αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐνέβη G1684 εἰς G1519 αὐτὸ G846 τοῦ G3588 πλεῦσαι G4126 μετ’ G3326 αὐτῶν G846 εἰς G1519 Θαρσις ἐκ G1537 προσώπου G4383 κυρίου. G2962 [4] Καὶ G2532 κύριος G2962 ἐξήγειρεν G1825 πνεῦμα G4151 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 θάλασσαν, G2281 καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 κλύδων G2830 μέγας G3173 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 θαλάσσῃ, G2281 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 πλοῖον G4143 ἐκινδύνευεν G2793 συντριβῆναι. G4937 [5] Καὶ G2532 ἐφοβήθησαν G5399 οἱ G3588 ναυτικοὶ καὶ G2532 ἀνεβόων G310 ἕκαστος G1538 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 θεὸν G2316 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ἐκβολὴν G1546 ἐποιήσαντο G4160 τῶν G3588 σκευῶν G4632 τῶν G3588 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 πλοίῳ G4143 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 θάλασσαν G2281 τοῦ G3588 κουφισθῆναι G2893 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτῶν· G846 Ιωνας G2495 δὲ G1161 κατέβη G2597 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 κοίλην τοῦ G3588 πλοίου G4143 καὶ G2532 ἐκάθευδεν G2518 καὶ G2532 ἔρρεγχεν. [6] Καὶ G2532 προσῆλθεν G4334 πρὸς G4314 αὐτὸν G846 ὁ G3588 πρωρεὺς καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 Τί G5101 σὺ G4771 ῥέγχεις; Ἀνάστα G450 καὶ G2532 ἐπικαλοῦ G1941 τὸν G3588 θεόν G2316 σου, G4675 ὅπως G3704 διασώσῃ G1295 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἡμᾶς G2248 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ἀπολώμεθα. G622 [7] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 ἕκαστος G1538 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 πλησίον G4139 αὐτοῦ G846 Δεῦτε G1205 βάλωμεν G906 κλήρους G2819 καὶ G2532 ἐπιγνῶμεν G1921 τίνος G5101 ἕνεκεν G1752 ἡ G3588 κακία G2549 αὕτη G3778 ἐστὶν G2076 ἐν G1722 ἡμῖν. G2254 Καὶ G2532 ἔβαλον G906 κλήρους, G2819 καὶ G2532 ἔπεσεν G4098 ὁ G3588 κλῆρος G2819 ἐπὶ G1909 Ιωναν. G2495 [8] Καὶ G2532 εἶπον G2036 πρὸς G4314 αὐτόν G846 Ἀπάγγειλον G518 ἡμῖν G2254 τίνος G5101 ἕνεκεν G1752 ἡ G3588 κακία G2549 αὕτη G3778 ἐστὶν G2076 ἐν G1722 ἡμῖν. G2254 Τίς G5101 σου G4675 ἡ G3588 ἐργασία G2039 ἐστίν; G2076 Καὶ G2532 πόθεν G4159 ἔρχῃ, G2064 καὶ G2532 ἐκ G1537 ποίας G4169 χώρας G5561 καὶ G2532 ἐκ G1537 ποίου G4169 λαοῦ G2992 εἶ G1488 σύ; G4771 [9] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 πρὸς G4314 αὐτούς G846 Δοῦλος G1401 κυρίου G2962 ἐγώ G1473 εἰμι G1510 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 κύριον G2962 θεὸν G2316 τοῦ G3588 οὐρανοῦ G3772 ἐγὼ G1473 σέβομαι, G4576 ὃς G3739 ἐποίησεν G4160 τὴν G3588 θάλασσαν G2281 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 ξηράν. G3584 [10] Καὶ G2532 ἐφοβήθησαν G5399 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 φόβον G5401 μέγαν G3173 καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 πρὸς G4314 αὐτόν G846 Τί G5101 τοῦτο G5124 ἐποίησας; G4160 Διότι G1360 ἔγνωσαν G1097 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 ὅτι G3754 ἐκ G1537 προσώπου G4383 κυρίου G2962 ἦν G2258 φεύγων, G5343 ὅτι G3754 ἀπήγγειλεν G518 αὐτοῖς. G846 [11] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 πρὸς G4314 αὐτόν G846 Τί G5101 σοι G4671 ποιήσωμεν G4160 καὶ G2532 κοπάσει G2869 ἡ G3588 θάλασσα G2281 ἀφ’ G575 ἡμῶν; G2257 Ὅτι G3754 ἡ G3588 θάλασσα G2281 ἐπορεύετο G4198 καὶ G2532 ἐξήγειρεν G1825 μᾶλλον G3123 κλύδωνα. G2830 [12] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Ιωνας G2495 πρὸς G4314 αὐτούς G846 Ἄρατέ G142 με G3165 καὶ G2532 ἐμβάλετέ G1685 με G3165 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 θάλασσαν, G2281 καὶ G2532 κοπάσει G2869 ἡ G3588 θάλασσα G2281 ἀφ’ G575 ὑμῶν· G5216 διότι G1360 ἔγνωκα G1097 ἐγὼ G1473 ὅτι G3754 δι’ G1223 ἐμὲ G1691 ὁ G3588 κλύδων G2830 ὁ G3588 μέγας G3173 οὗτος G3778 ἐφ’ G1909 ὑμᾶς G5209 ἐστιν. G2076 [13] Καὶ G2532 παρεβιάζοντο G3849 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 τοῦ G3588 ἐπιστρέψαι G1994 πρὸς G4314 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἠδύναντο, G1410 ὅτι G3754 ἡ G3588 θάλασσα G2281 ἐπορεύετο G4198 καὶ G2532 ἐξηγείρετο G1825 μᾶλλον G3123 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτούς. G846 [14] Καὶ G2532 ἀνεβόησαν G310 πρὸς G4314 κύριον G2962 καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 Μηδαμῶς, G3365 κύριε, G2962 μὴ G3361 ἀπολώμεθα G622 ἕνεκεν G1752 τῆς G3588 ψυχῆς G5590 τοῦ G3588 ἀνθρώπου G444 τούτου, G5127 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 δῷς G1325 ἐφ’ G1909 ἡμᾶς G2248 αἷμα G129 δίκαιον, G1342 ὅτι G3754 σύ, G4771 κύριε, G2962 ὃν G3739 τρόπον G5158 ἐβούλου G1014 πεποίηκας. G4160 [15] Καὶ G2532 ἔλαβον G2983 τὸν G3588 Ιωναν G2495 καὶ G2532 ἐξέβαλον G1544 αὐτὸν G846 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 θάλασσαν, G2281 καὶ G2532 ἔστη G2476 ἡ G3588 θάλασσα G2281 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 σάλου G4535 αὐτῆς. G846 [16] Καὶ G2532 ἐφοβήθησαν G5399 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 φόβῳ G5401 μεγάλῳ G3173 τὸν G3588 κύριον G2962 καὶ G2532 ἔθυσαν G2380 θυσίαν G2378 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 καὶ G2532 εὔξαντο G2172 εὐχάς. G2171 [17] ‡Καὶ G2532 προσέταξεν G4367 κύριος G2962 κήτει G2785 μεγάλῳ G3173 καταπιεῖν G2666 τὸν G3588 Ιωναν· G2495 καὶ G2532 ἦν G2258 Ιωνας G2495 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 κοιλίᾳ G2836 τοῦ G3588 κήτους G2785 τρεῖς G5140 ἡμέρας G2250 καὶ G2532 τρεῖς G5140 νύκτας. G3571
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 1:17 Originally verse 2:1.