Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Now the word of the LORD came unto
Jonah the
son of Amittai, saying,
Now the word of the LORD came to
Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
Arise,
go to Nineveh,
that
great city ,
and cry
against it ;
for
their
wickedness is
come up before me.
“Get
up!
Go to the
great city of
Nineveh
and preach
against it ,
because
its
wickedness has
come up before Me. ”
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.
Jonah ,
however,
got
up to flee to
Tarshish ,
away
from the presence of the LORD .
He
went down to Joppa and found a ship bound
for
Tarshish .
So he paid the fare and went aboard
to sail
for
Tarshish ,
away
from the presence of the LORD.
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
.
Then
the LORD hurled
a great wind upon
the sea, and such
a violent
storm
arose
that the ship was in
danger
of
breaking
apart
.
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
.
The sailors
were afraid, and each
cried out
to
his own
god .
And they
threw
the ship’s
cargo
into the sea to lighten the
load
. But Jonah had
gone down to
the lowest
part
of the vessel,
where
he lay down
and fell
into
a
deep
sleep
.
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.
The captain
approached
him and said, “How
can
you
sleep
? Get
up
and
call upon your
God .
Perhaps
this
God will consider
us, so
that we may
not perish
. ”
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.
“Come!”
said the
sailors
to one
another.
“
Let us cast lots to
find
out
who
is
responsible
for this calamity
that
is upon us. ”
So they cast lots, and the lot fell on
Jonah.
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
?
“
Tell us now
, ”
they
demanded
, “who
is
to
blame
for this calamity
that
is upon us ?
What is your
occupation ,
and where
have
you
come
from
? What is your
country ,
and who
are
your
people? ”
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.
“
I am a
Hebrew ,”
replied
Jonah.
“
I worship
the LORD, the God of the
heavens
, who
made the sea and the dry land. ”
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.
Then the men were
even
more
afraid and said to
him ,
“What
have
you
done? ”
The men knew that he was
fleeing
from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
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.
Now
the
sea
was
growing
worse
and
worse,
so
they said
to
Jonah
, “
What must
we do to
you
to
calm this
sea
for
us? ”
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.
“Pick
me up, ”
he
answered,
“
and cast me into the sea ,
so it
may
quiet
down
for
you .
For I know that I
am
to
blame
for this violent
storm
that
has
come
upon you. ”
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring
it
to the
land ;
but they could not :
for the sea wrought,
and
was tempestuous
against them.
Nevertheless ,
the men rowed hard to get
back
to dry
land ,
but they could not ,
for the sea was raging
against them more
and
more
.
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
.
So
they cried out
to
the LORD :
“Please
, O LORD, do
not
let us perish on
account
of
this man’s
life !
Do
not charge
us with
innocent blood !
For You
, O LORD, have
done as You
pleased. ”
So
they look
up Jonah ,
and cast him forth
into the sea :
and the sea
ceased
from
her
raging.
At
this,
they picked
up Jonah and cast him into the sea ,
and the raging sea
grew
calm
.
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly
, and offered a sacrifice unto
the LORD ,
and made vows.
Then the men feared the LORD greatly
, and they
offered a sacrifice to
the LORD and made vows to
Him
.
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
.
Now the LORD had appointed
a great fish to swallow Jonah ,
and Jonah spent
three
days
and
three
nights
in the belly of the fish.
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