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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] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () λόγος () κυρίου () πρὸς () Ιωναν () τὸν () τοῦ () Αμαθι λέγων ()
[2] Ἀνάστηθι () καὶ () πορεύθητι () εἰς () Νινευη () τὴν () πόλιν () τὴν () μεγάλην () καὶ () κήρυξον () ἐν () αὐτῇ, () ὅτι () ἀνέβη () ἡ () κραυγὴ () τῆς () κακίας () αὐτῆς () πρός () με. ()
[3] Καὶ () ἀνέστη () Ιωνας () τοῦ () φυγεῖν () εἰς () Θαρσις ἐκ () προσώπου () κυρίου () καὶ () κατέβη () εἰς () Ιοππην () καὶ () εὗρεν () πλοῖον () βαδίζον εἰς () Θαρσις καὶ () ἔδωκεν () τὸ () ναῦλον αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐνέβη () εἰς () αὐτὸ () τοῦ () πλεῦσαι () μετ’ () αὐτῶν () εἰς () Θαρσις ἐκ () προσώπου () κυρίου. ()
[4] Καὶ () κύριος () ἐξήγειρεν () πνεῦμα () εἰς () τὴν () θάλασσαν, () καὶ () ἐγένετο () κλύδων () μέγας () ἐν () τῇ () θαλάσσῃ, () καὶ () τὸ () πλοῖον () ἐκινδύνευεν () συντριβῆναι. ()
[5] Καὶ () ἐφοβήθησαν () οἱ () ναυτικοὶ καὶ () ἀνεβόων () ἕκαστος () πρὸς () τὸν () θεὸν () αὐτῶν () καὶ () ἐκβολὴν () ἐποιήσαντο () τῶν () σκευῶν () τῶν () ἐν () τῷ () πλοίῳ () εἰς () τὴν () θάλασσαν () τοῦ () κουφισθῆναι () ἀπ’ () αὐτῶν· () Ιωνας () δὲ () κατέβη () εἰς () τὴν () κοίλην τοῦ () πλοίου () καὶ () ἐκάθευδεν () καὶ () ἔρρεγχεν.
[6] Καὶ () προσῆλθεν () πρὸς () αὐτὸν () ὁ () πρωρεὺς καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ () Τί () σὺ () ῥέγχεις; Ἀνάστα () καὶ () ἐπικαλοῦ () τὸν () θεόν () σου, () ὅπως () διασώσῃ () ὁ () θεὸς () ἡμᾶς () καὶ () μὴ () ἀπολώμεθα. ()
[7] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ἕκαστος () πρὸς () τὸν () πλησίον () αὐτοῦ () Δεῦτε () βάλωμεν () κλήρους () καὶ () ἐπιγνῶμεν () τίνος () ἕνεκεν () ἡ () κακία () αὕτη () ἐστὶν () ἐν () ἡμῖν. () Καὶ () ἔβαλον () κλήρους, () καὶ () ἔπεσεν () ὁ () κλῆρος () ἐπὶ () Ιωναν. ()
[8] Καὶ () εἶπον () πρὸς () αὐτόν () Ἀπάγγειλον () ἡμῖν () τίνος () ἕνεκεν () ἡ () κακία () αὕτη () ἐστὶν () ἐν () ἡμῖν. () Τίς () σου () ἡ () ἐργασία () ἐστίν; () Καὶ () πόθεν () ἔρχῃ, () καὶ () ἐκ () ποίας () χώρας () καὶ () ἐκ () ποίου () λαοῦ () εἶ () σύ; ()
[9] Καὶ () εἶπεν () πρὸς () αὐτούς () Δοῦλος () κυρίου () ἐγώ () εἰμι () καὶ () τὸν () κύριον () θεὸν () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ () ἐγὼ () σέβομαι, () ὃς () ἐποίησεν () τὴν () θάλασσαν () καὶ () τὴν () ξηράν. ()
[10] Καὶ () ἐφοβήθησαν () οἱ () ἄνδρες () φόβον () μέγαν () καὶ () εἶπαν () πρὸς () αὐτόν () Τί () τοῦτο () ἐποίησας; () Διότι () ἔγνωσαν () οἱ () ἄνδρες () ὅτι () ἐκ () προσώπου () κυρίου () ἦν () φεύγων, () ὅτι () ἀπήγγειλεν () αὐτοῖς. ()
[11] Καὶ () εἶπαν () πρὸς () αὐτόν () Τί () σοι () ποιήσωμεν () καὶ () κοπάσει () ἡ () θάλασσα () ἀφ’ () ἡμῶν; () Ὅτι () ἡ () θάλασσα () ἐπορεύετο () καὶ () ἐξήγειρεν () μᾶλλον () κλύδωνα. ()
[12] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Ιωνας () πρὸς () αὐτούς () Ἄρατέ () με () καὶ () ἐμβάλετέ () με () εἰς () τὴν () θάλασσαν, () καὶ () κοπάσει () ἡ () θάλασσα () ἀφ’ () ὑμῶν· () διότι () ἔγνωκα () ἐγὼ () ὅτι () δι’ () ἐμὲ () ὁ () κλύδων () ὁ () μέγας () οὗτος () ἐφ’ () ὑμᾶς () ἐστιν. ()
[13] Καὶ () παρεβιάζοντο () οἱ () ἄνδρες () τοῦ () ἐπιστρέψαι () πρὸς () τὴν () γῆν () καὶ () οὐκ () ἠδύναντο, () ὅτι () ἡ () θάλασσα () ἐπορεύετο () καὶ () ἐξηγείρετο () μᾶλλον () ἐπ’ () αὐτούς. ()
[14] Καὶ () ἀνεβόησαν () πρὸς () κύριον () καὶ () εἶπαν () Μηδαμῶς, () κύριε, () μὴ () ἀπολώμεθα () ἕνεκεν () τῆς () ψυχῆς () τοῦ () ἀνθρώπου () τούτου, () καὶ () μὴ () δῷς () ἐφ’ () ἡμᾶς () αἷμα () δίκαιον, () ὅτι () σύ, () κύριε, () ὃν () τρόπον () ἐβούλου () πεποίηκας. ()
[15] Καὶ () ἔλαβον () τὸν () Ιωναν () καὶ () ἐξέβαλον () αὐτὸν () εἰς () τὴν () θάλασσαν, () καὶ () ἔστη () ἡ () θάλασσα () ἐκ () τοῦ () σάλου () αὐτῆς. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἐφοβήθησαν () οἱ () ἄνδρες () φόβῳ () μεγάλῳ () τὸν () κύριον () καὶ () ἔθυσαν () θυσίαν () τῷ () κυρίῳ () καὶ () εὔξαντο () εὐχάς. ()
[17] Καὶ () προσέταξεν () κύριος () κήτει () μεγάλῳ () καταπιεῖν () τὸν () Ιωναν· () καὶ () ἦν () Ιωνας () ἐν () τῇ () κοιλίᾳ () τοῦ () κήτους () τρεῖς () ἡμέρας () καὶ () τρεῖς () νύκτας. ()

Jonah 1:17 Originally verse 2:1.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.