Now the word of the LORD
came unto Jonah
the son
of Amittai
, saying
,
Arise, go
to Nineveh
, that great
city
, and cry
against it; for their wickedness
is 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
.
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 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
.
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.
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
.
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?
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 .
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 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
.
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.
Nevertheless the men rowed hard
to bring
it to the land
; but they could
not: for the sea
wrought
, and was tempestuous
against them.
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 took up Jonah
, and cast him forth
into the sea
: and the sea
ceased
from her raging
.
Then the men feared
the LORD
exceedingly
, and offered
a sacrifice
unto the LORD
, and made
vows
.
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
.