1Nowthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntoJonahיוֹנָ֥הyo.NahH3124thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmittaiאֲמִתַּ֖י'a.mi.TaiH573,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 2Ariseק֠וּםkumH6965,goH5927toNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֛הnin.VehH5210,thatgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,andcryagainstit;fortheirwickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451iscomeעָלְתָ֥ה'al.TahH5927upbeforeme. 3ButJonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124roseH6965uptofleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272untoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659fromthepresenceH6440ofJehovah;andhewentבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toJoppaיָפ֜וֹya.FoH3305,andfoundH4672ashipאָנִיָּ֣ה׀'a.ni.YahH591goingלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935toTarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659:sohepaidthefarethereof,andwentH935downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381intoit,togoH935withthemuntoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659fromthepresenceH6440ofJehovah. 5Thenthemarinerswereafraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,andcriedH2199everymanH376untohisgodאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430;andtheycastforththewaresthatwereintheshipבָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙bo.'o.ni.YahH591intotheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,tolightenלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043ituntothem.ButJonahוְיוֹנָ֗הve.yo.NahH3124wasgoneH3381downיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381intotheinnermostיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411partsH3411oftheshipH591;andhelayH7901,andwasfast asleep. 6Sotheshipmastercametohim,andsaidH559untohim,Whatmeanest thou,Osleeper?ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121uponthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,ifsobethatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willthinkuponus,thatweperishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6not. 7AndtheysaidH559everyoneH376tohisfellow,Come,andletuscastH5307lotsגֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,thatwemayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045forwhosecausethisevilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451isuponus.SotheycastH5307lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,andthelotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellH5307uponJonahיוֹנָֽה׃yo.NahH3124. 8ThensaidH559theyuntohim,Tellהַגִּידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046us,wepraythee,forwhosecausethisevilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451isuponus;whatisthineoccupation?andwhence comest thou?whatisthycountry?andofwhatpeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971art thou? 9AndhesaidH559untothem,IamaHebrewעִבְרִ֣י'iv.RiH5680;andIfearיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3373Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whohathmadeH6213theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220andthedryהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃hai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004. 10ThenwerethemenH376exceedinglyafraidH3372,andsaidH559untohim,Whatisthisthatthou hastdone?ForthemenH376knewH3045thathewasfleeingבֹרֵ֔חַvo.Re.achH1272fromthepresenceH6440ofJehovah,becausehehadtoldH5046them. 11ThensaidH559theyuntohim,Whatshallwedounto thee,thattheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220maybecalmוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367untous?fortheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220grewmoreandmoretempestuous. 12AndhesaidH559untothem,TakeH5375meup,andcastmeforthintotheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220;soshalltheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220becalmוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367untoyou:forIknowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045thatformysakethisgreatהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419tempestH5591isuponyou. 13NeverthelessthemenH376rowedhardtogetthembackH7725tothelandהַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004;buttheycouldnot:fortheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220grewmoreandmoretempestuousagainstthem. 14WhereforetheycrieduntoJehovah,andsaidH559,Webeseechthee,OJehovah,webeseechthee,letusnotperishנֹאבְדָ֗הnov.DahH6forthisman’sהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376lifeבְּנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙be.Ne.feshH5315,andlaynotuponusinnocentנָקִ֑יאna.Ki'H5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818;forthou,OJehovah, hastdoneasitpleasedH2654thee. 15SotheytookH5375upJonahיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3124,andcasthimforthintotheseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220;andtheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220ceasedfromitsraging. 16ThenthemenH376fearedוַיִּֽירְא֧וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372Jehovahexceedingly;andtheyofferedH2076asacrificeזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2077untoJehovah,andmadeH5087vowsנְדָרִֽים׃ne.da.RimH5088. 17And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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