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World English Bible

Jonah 1 (WEBP)

[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.

Jonah 1:1 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
Jonah 1:6a or, gods
Jonah 1:6b or, gods
Jonah 1:9 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jonah 1 (KJVS)

[1] Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ()
[2] Arise, () go () to Nineveh, that great city, and cry () against it; for their wickedness is come up () before me.
[3] 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.
[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. ()
[5] 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. ()
[6] 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.
[7] 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.
[8] 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?
[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.
[10] 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.
[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. ()
[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.
[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.
[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.
[15] So they took up () Jonah, and cast him forth () into the sea: and the sea ceased () from her raging.
[16] Then the men feared () the Lord exceedingly, and offered () a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made () vows.
[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.

Jonah 1:1 Called Jonas
Jonah 1:4a Heb. cast forth
Jonah 1:4b Heb. thought to be broken
Jonah 1:9 Or, JEHOVAH
Jonah 1:10 Heb. with great fear
Jonah 1:11 Heb. may be silent unto us
Jonah 1:13 Heb. digged
Jonah 1:15 Heb. stood
Jonah 1:16 Heb. sacrifice unto the LORD, and vowed vows
Jonah 1:17 Heb. bowels

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jonah 1 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς ιωναν τον του αμαθι λεγων
[2] αναστηθι και πορευθητι εις νινευη την πολιν την μεγαλην και κηρυξον εν αυτη οτι ανεβη η κραυγη της κακιας αυτης προς με
[3] και ανεστη ιωνας του φυγειν εις θαρσις εκ προσωπου κυριου και κατεβη εις ιοππην και ευρεν πλοιον βαδιζον εις θαρσις και εδωκεν το ναυλον αυτου και ενεβη εις αυτο του πλευσαι μετ αυτων εις θαρσις εκ προσωπου κυριου
[4] και κυριος εξηγειρεν πνευμα εις την θαλασσαν και εγενετο κλυδων μεγας εν τη θαλασση και το πλοιον εκινδυνευεν συντριβηναι
[5] και εφοβηθησαν οι ναυτικοι και ανεβοων εκαστος προς τον θεον αυτων και εκβολην εποιησαντο των σκευων των εν τω πλοιω εις την θαλασσαν του κουφισθηναι απ αυτων ιωνας δε κατεβη εις την κοιλην του πλοιου και εκαθευδεν και ερρεγχεν
[6] και προσηλθεν προς αυτον ο πρωρευς και ειπεν αυτω τι συ ρεγχεις αναστα και επικαλου τον θεον σου οπως διασωση ο θεος ημας και μη απολωμεθα
[7] και ειπεν εκαστος προς τον πλησιον αυτου δευτε βαλωμεν κληρους και επιγνωμεν τινος ενεκεν η κακια αυτη εστιν εν ημιν και εβαλον κληρους και επεσεν ο κληρος επι ιωναν
[8] και ειπον προς αυτον απαγγειλον ημιν τινος ενεκεν η κακια αυτη εστιν εν ημιν τις σου η εργασια εστιν και ποθεν ερχη και εκ ποιας χωρας και εκ ποιου λαου ει συ
[9] και ειπεν προς αυτους δουλος κυριου εγω ειμι και τον κυριον θεον του ουρανου εγω σεβομαι ος εποιησεν την θαλασσαν και την ξηραν
[10] και εφοβηθησαν οι ανδρες φοβον μεγαν και ειπαν προς αυτον τι τουτο εποιησας διοτι εγνωσαν οι ανδρες οτι εκ προσωπου κυριου ην φευγων οτι απηγγειλεν αυτοις
[11] και ειπαν προς αυτον τι σοι ποιησωμεν και κοπασει η θαλασσα αφ ημων οτι η θαλασσα επορευετο και εξηγειρεν μαλλον κλυδωνα
[12] και ειπεν ιωνας προς αυτους αρατε με και εμβαλετε με εις την θαλασσαν και κοπασει η θαλασσα αφ υμων διοτι εγνωκα εγω οτι δι εμε ο κλυδων ο μεγας ουτος εφ υμας εστιν
[13] και παρεβιαζοντο οι ανδρες του επιστρεψαι προς την γην και ουκ ηδυναντο οτι η θαλασσα επορευετο και εξηγειρετο μαλλον επ αυτους
[14] και ανεβοησαν προς κυριον και ειπαν μηδαμως κυριε μη απολωμεθα ενεκεν της ψυχης του ανθρωπου τουτου και μη δως εφ ημας αιμα δικαιον οτι συ κυριε ον τροπον εβουλου πεποιηκας
[15] και ελαβον τον ιωναν και εξεβαλον αυτον εις την θαλασσαν και εστη η θαλασσα εκ του σαλου αυτης
[16] και εφοβηθησαν οι ανδρες φοβω μεγαλω τον κυριον και εθυσαν θυσιαν τω κυριω και ευξαντο ευχας
[17] [2:1] και προσεταξεν κυριος κητει μεγαλω καταπιειν τον ιωναν και ην ιωνας εν τη κοιλια του κητους τρεις ημερας και τρεις νυκτας

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.