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Jonah 1:12-3:3
English Standard Version
Jonah 1:12-3:3
English Standard Version
12 He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, (A)for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” 13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard[a] to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. 14 Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish for this man's life, and (B)lay not on us innocent blood, (C)for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.” 15 So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, (D)and the sea ceased from its raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, (E)and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord (F)and made vows.
A Great Fish Swallows Jonah
17 [b] And the Lord appointed[c] a great fish to swallow up Jonah. (G)And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah's Prayer
2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying,
(H)“I called out to the Lord, out of my distress,
and he answered me;
(I)out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
(J)and you heard my voice.
3 (K)For you cast me into the deep,
into the heart of the seas,
and the flood surrounded me;
(L)all your waves and your billows
passed over me.
4 (M)Then I said, ‘I am driven away
from your sight;
(N)yet I shall again look
upon your holy temple.’
5 (O)The waters closed in over me (P)to take my life;
the deep surrounded me;
weeds were wrapped about my head
6 at the roots of the mountains.
I went down to the land
whose bars closed upon me forever;
yet you brought up my life from the pit,
O Lord my God.
7 When my life was fainting away,
I remembered the Lord,
(Q)and my prayer came to you,
into your holy temple.
8 (R)Those who pay regard to vain idols
(S)forsake their hope of steadfast love.
9 (T)But I with the voice of thanksgiving
will sacrifice to you;
what I have vowed I will pay.
(U)Salvation belongs to the Lord!”
10 And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.
Jonah Goes to Nineveh
3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to (V)Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now (W)Nineveh was an exceedingly great city,[d] three days' journey in breadth.[e]
Footnotes
- Jonah 1:13 Hebrew the men dug in [their oars]
- Jonah 1:17 Ch 2:1 in Hebrew
- Jonah 1:17 Or had appointed
- Jonah 3:3 Hebrew a great city to God
- Jonah 3:3 Or a visit was a three days' journey
Jonah 1:12-3:3
New International Version
Jonah 1:12-3:3
New International Version
12 “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.”(A)
13 Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.(B) 14 Then they cried out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man,(C) for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.”(D) 15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.(E) 16 At this the men greatly feared(F) the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows(G) to him.
Jonah’s Prayer
17 Now the Lord provided(H) a huge fish to swallow Jonah,(I) and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 2 1 [a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said:
“In my distress I called(J) to the Lord,(K)
and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead(L) I called for help,
and you listened to my cry.
3 You hurled me into the depths,(M)
into the very heart of the seas,
and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves(N) and breakers
swept over me.(O)
4 I said, ‘I have been banished
from your sight;(P)
yet I will look again
toward your holy temple.’(Q)
5 The engulfing waters threatened me,[b]
the deep surrounded me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head.(R)
6 To the roots of the mountains(S) I sank down;
the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, Lord my God,
brought my life up from the pit.(T)
7 “When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered(U) you, Lord,
and my prayer(V) rose to you,
to your holy temple.(W)
8 “Those who cling to worthless idols(X)
turn away from God’s love for them.
9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise,(Y)
will sacrifice(Z) to you.
What I have vowed(AA) I will make good.
I will say, ‘Salvation(AB) comes from the Lord.’”
10 And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
Jonah Goes to Nineveh
3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah(AC) a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”
3 Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it.
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