Jonah 2 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Jonah 3

¹Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying,

KJVAnd the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came unto Jonah^H3124 the second^H8145 time, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”

KJVArise^H6965^(H8798), go^H3212^(H8798) unto Nineveh^H5210, that great^H1419 city^H5892, and preach^H7121^(H8798) unto it the preaching^H7150 that I bid^H1696^(H8802) thee.

³ So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to Yahweh’s word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey across.

KJVSo Jonah^H3124 arose^H6965^(H8799), and went^H3212^(H8799) unto Nineveh^H5210, according to the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068. Now Nineveh^H5210 was an exceeding^H430 great^H1419 city^H5892 of three^H7969 days^H3117' journey^H4109.

⁴ Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried out, and said, “In forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!”

KJVAnd Jonah^H3124 began^H2490^(H8686) to enter^H935^(H8800) into the city^H5892 a^H259 day's^H3117 journey^H4109, and he cried^H7121^(H8799), and said^H559^(H8799), Yet forty^H705 days^H3117, and Nineveh^H5210 shall be overthrown^H2015^(H8737).

⁵ The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.

KJVSo the people^H582 of Nineveh^H5210 believed^H539^(H8686) God^H430, and proclaimed^H7121^(H8799) a fast^H6685, and put^H3847^(H8799) on sackcloth^H8242, from the greatest^H1419 of them even to the least^H6996 of them.

⁶ The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

KJVFor word^H1697 came^H5060^(H8799) unto the king^H4428 of Nineveh^H5210, and he arose^H6965^(H8799) from his throne^H3678, and he laid^H5674^(H8686) his robe^H155 from him, and covered^H3680^(H8762) him with sackcloth^H8242, and sat^H3427^(H8799) in ashes^H665.

⁷ He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, “Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;

KJVAnd he caused it to be proclaimed^H2199^(H8686) and published^H559^(H8799) through Nineveh^H5210 by the decree^H2940 of the king^H4428 and his nobles^H1419, saying^H559^(H8800), Let neither man^H120 nor beast^H929, herd^H1241 nor flock^H6629, taste^H2938^(H8799) any thing^H3972: let them not feed^H7462^(H8799), nor drink^H8354^(H8799) water^H4325:

⁸ but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and animal, and let them cry mightily to God. Yes, let them turn everyone from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands.

KJVBut let man^H120 and beast^H929 be covered^H3680^(H8691) with sackcloth^H8242, and cry^H7121^(H8799) mightily^H2394 unto God^H430: yea, let them turn^H7725^(H8799) every one^H376 from his evil^H7451 way^H1870, and from the violence^H2555 that is in their hands^H3709.

⁹ Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”

KJVWho can tell^H3045^(H8802) if God^H430 will turn^H7725^(H8799) and repent^H5162^(H8738), and turn away^H7725^(H8804) from his fierce^H2740 anger^H639, that we perish^H6^(H8799) not?

¹⁰ God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn’t do it.

KJVAnd God^H430 saw^H7200^(H8799) their works^H4639, that they turned^H7725^(H8804) from their evil^H7451 way^H1870; and God^H430 repented^H5162^(H8735) of the evil^H7451, that he had said^H1696^(H8765) that he would do^H6213^(H8800) unto them; and he did^H6213^(H8804) it not.

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.

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