Jonah 1 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Jonah 2

¹Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fish’s belly.

KJVThen Jonah^H3124 prayed^H6419^(H8691) unto the LORD^H3068 his God^H430 out of the fish's^H1710 belly^H4578,

² He said, “I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice.

KJVAnd said^H559^(H8799), I cried^H7121^(H8804) by reason of mine affliction^H6869 unto the LORD^H3068, and he heard^H6030^(H8799) me; out of the belly^H990 of hell^H7585 cried^H7768^(H8765) I, and thou heardest^H8085^(H8804) my voice^H6963.

³ For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me.

KJVFor thou hadst cast^H7993^(H8686) me into the deep^H4688, in the midst^H3824 of the seas^H3220; and the floods^H5104 compassed^H5437^(H8779) me about: all thy billows^H4867 and thy waves^H1530 passed over^H5674^(H8804) me.

⁴ I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’

KJVThen I said^H559^(H8804), I am cast out^H1644^(H8738) of thy sight^H5869; yet I will look^H5027^(H8687) again^H3254^(H8686) toward thy holy^H6944 temple^H1964.

⁵ The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.

KJVThe waters^H4325 compassed me about^H661^(H8804), even to the soul^H5315: the depth^H8415 closed me round about^H5437^(H8779), the weeds^H5488 were wrapped about^H2280^(H8803) my head^H7218.

⁶ I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever; yet you have brought my life up from the pit, Yahweh my God.

KJVI went down^H3381^(H8804) to the bottoms^H7095 of the mountains^H2022; the earth^H776 with her bars^H1280 was about me for ever^H5769: yet hast thou brought up^H5927^(H8686) my life^H2416 from corruption^H7845, O LORD^H3068 my God^H430.

⁷ “When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Yahweh. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.

KJVWhen my soul^H5315 fainted^H5848^(H8692) within me I remembered^H2142^(H8804) the LORD^H3068: and my prayer^H8605 came in^H935^(H8799) unto thee, into thine holy^H6944 temple^H1964.

⁸ Those who regard vain idols forsake their own mercy.

KJVThey that observe^H8104^(H8764) lying^H7723 vanities^H1892 forsake^H5800^(H8799) their own mercy^H2617.

⁹ But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.”

KJVBut I will sacrifice^H2076^(H8799) unto thee with the voice^H6963 of thanksgiving^H8426; I will pay^H7999^(H8762) that that I have vowed^H5087^(H8804). Salvation^H3444 is of the LORD^H3068.

¹⁰ Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H559^(H8799) unto the fish^H1709, and it vomited out^H6958^(H8686) Jonah^H3124 upon the dry^H3004 land.

WEB·Jonah 1

¹Now Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

KJVNow the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came unto Jonah^H3124 the son^H1121 of Amittai^H573, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”

KJVArise^H6965^(H8798), go^H3212^(H8798) to Nineveh^H5210, that great^H1419 city^H5892, and cry^H7121^(H8798) against it; for their wickedness^H7451 is come up^H5927^(H8804) before^H6440 me.

³ But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.

KJVBut Jonah^H3124 rose up^H6965^(H8799) to flee^H1272^(H8800) unto Tarshish^H8659 from the presence^H6440 of the LORD^H3068, and went down^H3381^(H8799) to Joppa^H3305; and he found^H4672^(H8799) a ship^H591 going^H935^(H8802) to Tarshish^H8659: so he paid^H5414^(H8799) the fare^H7939 thereof, and went down^H3381^(H8799) into it, to go^H935^(H8800) with them unto Tarshish^H8659 from the presence^H6440 of the LORD^H3068.

⁴ But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.

KJVBut the LORD^H3068 sent out^H2904^(H8689) a great^H1419 wind^H7307 into the sea^H3220, and there was a mighty^H1419 tempest^H5591 in the sea^H3220, so that the ship^H591 was like^H2803^(H8765) to be broken^H7665^(H8736).

⁵ Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.

KJVThen the mariners^H4419 were afraid^H3372^(H8799), and cried^H2199^(H8799) every man^H376 unto his god^H430, and cast forth^H2904^(H8686) the wares^H3627 that were in the ship^H591 into the sea^H3220, to lighten^H7043^(H8687) it of them. But Jonah^H3124 was gone down^H3381^(H8804) into the sides^H3411 of the ship^H5600; and he lay^H7901^(H8799), and was fast asleep^H7290^(H8735).

⁶ So the ship master came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God! Maybe your God will notice us, so that we won’t perish.”

KJVSo the shipmaster^H7227^H2259 came^H7126^(H8799) to him, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper^H7290^(H8737)? arise^H6965^(H8798), call^H7121^(H8798) upon thy God^H430, if so be that God^H430 will think^H6245^(H8691) upon us, that we perish^H6^(H8799) not.

⁷ They all said to each other, “Come! Let’s cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

KJVAnd they said^H559^(H8799) every one^H376 to his fellow^H7453, Come^H3212^(H8798), and let us cast^H5307^(H8686) lots^H1486, that we may know^H3045^(H8799) for whose cause^H7945 this evil^H7451 is upon us. So they cast^H5307^(H8686) lots^H1486, and the lot^H1486 fell^H5307^(H8799) upon Jonah^H3124.

⁸ Then they asked him, “Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? Of what people are you?”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) they unto him, Tell^H5046^(H8685) us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil^H7451 is upon us; What is thine occupation^H4399? and whence^H370 comest^H935^(H8799) thou? what is thy country^H776? and of what people^H5971 art thou?

⁹ He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto them, I am an Hebrew^H5680; and I fear^H3373 the LORD^H3068, the God^H430 of heaven^H8064, which hath made^H6213^(H8804) the sea^H3220 and the dry^H3004 land.

¹⁰ Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “What have you done?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Yahweh, because he had told them.

KJVThen were the men^H582 exceedingly^H1419^H3374 afraid^H3372^(H8799), and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Why hast thou done^H6213^(H8804) this? For the men^H582 knew^H3045^(H8804) that he fled^H1272^(H8802) from the presence^H6440 of the LORD^H3068, because he had told^H5046^(H8689) them.

¹¹ Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy.

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) they unto him, What shall we do^H6213^(H8799) unto thee, that the sea^H3220 may be calm^H8367^(H8799) unto us? for the sea^H3220 wrought^H1980^(H8802), and was tempestuous^H5590^(H8802).

¹² He said to them, “Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Take me up^H5375^(H8798), and cast me forth^H2904^(H8685) into the sea^H3220; so shall the sea^H3220 be calm^H8367^(H8799) unto you: for I know^H3045^(H8802) that for my sake^H7945 this great^H1419 tempest^H5591 is upon you.

¹³ Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them.

KJVNevertheless the men^H582 rowed hard^H2864^(H8799) to bring^H7725^(H8687) it to the land^H3004; but they could^H3201^(H8804) not: for the sea^H3220 wrought^H1980^(H8802), and was tempestuous^H5590^(H8802) against them.

¹⁴ Therefore they cried to Yahweh, and said, “We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us innocent blood; for you, Yahweh, have done as it pleased you.”

KJVWherefore they cried^H7121^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068, and said^H559^(H8799), We beseech thee^H577, O LORD^H3068, we beseech thee, let us not perish^H6^(H8799) for this man's^H376 life^H5315, and lay^H5414^(H8799) not upon us innocent^H5355^(H8675)^H5355 blood^H1818: for thou, O LORD^H3068, hast done^H6213^(H8804) as it pleased^H2654^(H8804) thee.

¹⁵ So they took up Jonah and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging.

KJVSo they took up^H5375^(H8799) Jonah^H3124, and cast him forth^H2904^(H8686) into the sea^H3220: and the sea^H3220 ceased^H5975^(H8799) from her raging^H2197.

¹⁶ Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows.

KJVThen the men^H582 feared^H3372^(H8799) the LORD^H3068 exceedingly^H1419^H3374, and offered^H2076^(H8799) a sacrifice^H2077 unto the LORD^H3068, and made^H5087^(H8799) vows^H5088.

¹⁷ Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

KJVNow the LORD^H3068 had prepared^H4487^(H8762) a great^H1419 fish^H1709 to swallow up^H1104^(H8800) Jonah^H3124. And Jonah^H3124 was in the belly^H4578 of the fish^H1709 three^H7969 days^H3117 and three^H7969 nights^H3915.

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