1:1 Now
the
word
of
the
LORD
came
to
Jonah
the
son
of
Amittai,
saying,
1:2 "Arise,
go
to
Nineveh,
that
great
city,
and
call
out
against
it,
for
their
evil
has
come
up
before
me."
1:3 But
Jonah
rose
to
flee
to
Tarshish
from
the
presence
of
the
LORD.
He
went
down
to
Joppa
and
found
a
ship
going
to
Tarshish.
So
he
paid
the
fare
and
went
on
board,
to
go
with
them
to
Tarshish,
away
from
the
presence
of
the
LORD.
1:4 But
the
LORD
hurled
a
great
wind
upon
the
sea,
and
there
was
a
mighty
tempest
on
the
sea,
so
that
the
ship
threatened
to
break
up.
1:5 Then
the
mariners
were
afraid,
and
each
cried
out
to
his
god.
And
they
hurled
the
cargo
that
was
in
the
ship
into
the
sea
to
lighten
it
for
them.
But
Jonah
had
gone
down
into
the
inner
part
of
the
ship
and
had
lain
down
and
was
fast
asleep.
1:6 So
the
captain
came
and
said
to
him,
"What
do
you
mean,
you
sleeper
Arise,
call
out
to
your
god!
Perhaps
the
god
will
give
a
thought
to
us,
that
we
may
not
perish."
1:7 And
they
said
to
one
another,
"Come,
let
us
cast
lots,
that
we
may
know
on
whose
account
this
evil
has
come
upon
us."
So
they
cast
lots,
and
the
lot
fell
on
Jonah.
1:8 Then
they
said
to
him,
"Tell
us
on
whose
account
this
evil
has
come
upon
us.
What
is
your
occupation
And
where
do
you
come
from
What
is
your
country
And
of
what
people
are
you"
1:9 And
he
said
to
them,
"I
am
a
Hebrew,
and
I
fear
the
LORD,
the
God
of
heaven,
who
made
the
sea
and
the
dry
land."
1:10 Then
the
men
were
exceedingly
afraid
and
said
to
him,
"What
is
this
that
you
have
done!"
For
the
men
knew
that
he
was
fleeing
from
the
presence
of
the
LORD,
because
he
had
told
them.
1:11 Then
they
said
to
him,
"What
shall
we
do
to
you,
that
the
sea
may
quiet
down
for
us"
For
the
sea
grew
more
and
more
tempestuous.
1:12 He
said
to
them,
"Pick
me
up
and
hurl
me
into
the
sea;
then
the
sea
will
quiet
down
for
you,
for
I
know
it
is
because
of
me
that
this
great
tempest
has
come
upon
you."
1:13 Nevertheless,
the
men
rowed
hard
to
get
back
to
dry
land,
but
they
could
not,
for
the
sea
grew
more
and
more
tempestuous
against
them.
1:14 Therefore
they
called
out
to
the
LORD,
"O
LORD,
let
us
not
perish
for
this
man's
life,
and
lay
not
on
us
innocent
blood,
for
you,
O
LORD,
have
done
as
it
pleased
you."
1:15 So
they
picked
up
Jonah
and
hurled
him
into
the
sea,
and
the
sea
ceased
from
its
raging.
1:16 Then
the
men
feared
the
LORD
exceedingly,
and
they
offered
a
sacrifice
to
the
LORD
and
made
vows.
1:17 And
the
LORD
appointed
a
great
fish
to
swallow
up
Jonah.
And
Jonah
was
in
the
belly
of
the
fish
three
days
and
three
nights.