Jonah 1
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1Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
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2Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
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3But 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.
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4But 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.
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5Then 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.
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6So 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.
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7And 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.
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8Then 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?
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9And 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.
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10Then 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.
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11Then 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.
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12And 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.
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13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
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14Wherefore 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.
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15So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
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16Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
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17Now 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.
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Cross References
Jonah 1:1
Luke 11:29¶ And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say,This is an e...Luke 11:32The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall...2 Kings 14:25He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the...Matthew 16:4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign...Matthew 12:39But he answered and said unto them,An evil and adulterous generation seeketh aft...
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Genesis 10:11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth,...Nahum 1:1The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.Isaiah 58:1Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their...Genesis 18:20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because t...Jonah 4:11And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore...
Jonah 1:3
Psalms 139:7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?Joshua 19:46And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.Genesis 4:16¶ And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod,...Acts 9:36¶ Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretati...Acts 9:43And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
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Psalms 107:23They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;Matthew 8:24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was...Psalms 135:7He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightning...Amos 4:13For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unt...Exodus 10:19And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and...
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Acts 27:18And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the...1 Kings 18:26And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called...Isaiah 45:20¶ Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the n...1 Samuel 24:3And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to...Jeremiah 2:28But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can sav...
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Jonah 3:9Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, t...2 Samuel 12:22And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who c...Psalms 107:28Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their...Mark 4:37And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that...Psalms 107:12Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was...
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Proverbs 16:33The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.Joshua 7:13Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thu...1 Samuel 14:41Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul an...1 Samuel 10:20And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of B...Numbers 32:23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure y...
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Genesis 47:3And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto...1 Samuel 30:13And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he sai...Joshua 7:19And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of...James 5:16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be hea...1 Samuel 14:43Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him,...
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Psalms 146:5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD h...Psalms 95:5The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.Nehemiah 9:6Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, w...2 Kings 17:28Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt i...Genesis 14:13¶ And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt i...
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Jonah 1:3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went...Job 27:22For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.2 Samuel 24:3And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many...Daniel 5:6Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that...Joshua 7:25And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day...
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Micah 6:6¶ Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? sh...2 Samuel 21:1Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and D...1 Samuel 6:2And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall...2 Samuel 24:11For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet...
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2 Samuel 24:17And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and s...1 Chronicles 21:17And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? e...Joshua 7:12Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turne...John 11:50Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people...Acts 27:24Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath giv...
Cross References
Jonah 1:1
Luke 11:29¶ And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say,This is an e...Luke 11:32The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall...2 Kings 14:25He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the...Matthew 16:4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign...Matthew 12:39But he answered and said unto them,An evil and adulterous generation seeketh aft...
Jonah 1:2
Genesis 10:11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth,...Nahum 1:1The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.Isaiah 58:1Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their...Genesis 18:20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because t...Jonah 4:11And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore...
Jonah 1:3
Psalms 139:7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?Joshua 19:46And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.Genesis 4:16¶ And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod,...Acts 9:36¶ Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretati...Acts 9:43And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
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Psalms 107:23They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;Matthew 8:24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was...Psalms 135:7He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightning...Amos 4:13For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unt...Exodus 10:19And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and...
Jonah 1:5
Acts 27:18And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the...1 Kings 18:26And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called...Isaiah 45:20¶ Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the n...1 Samuel 24:3And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to...Jeremiah 2:28But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can sav...
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Jonah 3:9Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, t...2 Samuel 12:22And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who c...Psalms 107:28Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their...Mark 4:37And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that...Psalms 107:12Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was...
Jonah 1:7
Proverbs 16:33The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.Joshua 7:13Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thu...1 Samuel 14:41Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul an...1 Samuel 10:20And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of B...Numbers 32:23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure y...
Jonah 1:8
Genesis 47:3And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto...1 Samuel 30:13And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he sai...Joshua 7:19And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of...James 5:16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be hea...1 Samuel 14:43Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him,...
Jonah 1:9
Psalms 146:5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD h...Psalms 95:5The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.Nehemiah 9:6Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, w...2 Kings 17:28Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt i...Genesis 14:13¶ And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt i...
Jonah 1:10
Jonah 1:3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went...Job 27:22For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.2 Samuel 24:3And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many...Daniel 5:6Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that...Joshua 7:25And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day...
Jonah 1:11
Micah 6:6¶ Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? sh...2 Samuel 21:1Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and D...1 Samuel 6:2And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall...2 Samuel 24:11For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet...
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2 Samuel 24:17And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and s...1 Chronicles 21:17And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? e...Joshua 7:12Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turne...John 11:50Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people...Acts 27:24Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath giv...