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Jonah 1 :: Webster's Bible (WEB)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:1 - Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:2 - Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:3 - But Jonah arose to flee to 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 of it, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:4 - 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 in danger of being broken.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:5 - Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god, and cast the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah had gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:6 - So the ship-master came to him, and said to him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, it may be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:7 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:8 - Then said they to him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thy occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:9 - And he said to them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:10 - Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said to him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:11 - Then said they to him, What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:12 - And he said to them, Take me, and cast me into the sea; so shall the sea be calm to you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:13 - Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:14 - Wherefore they cried to 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:15 - So they took Jonah, and cast him into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:16 - Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the LORD, and made vows.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:17 - 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.
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The Webster Bible was translated by Noah Webster in 1833 in order to bring the language of the bible up to date. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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