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Jonah 1

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 1 of 4

1 And the Word of Jehovah was to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying,

2 Rise up, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry out against it; for their evil has come up before Me.

3 But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah. And he went down to Joppa, and he found a ship going to Tarshish. And he gave its fare and went down into it in order to go with them to Tarshish, from before the face of Jehovah.

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Chapter Summary

Jonah, sent to Nineveh, flees to Tarshish. The ship is thought to be broken, so Jonah is thrown into the sea, and swallowed by a fish.

Key Hebrew Words

בָּרַח flee H1272 · TWOT 284
רוּחַ wind H7307 · TWOT 2131a
סְעָרָה storm, tempest H5591 · TWOT 1528a
גּוֹרָל lot H1486 · TWOT 381a
יָרֵא fear, revere H3372 · TWOT 907
זֶבַח sacrifice H2077 · TWOT 525a

Cross-References

People & Context

Jonah

Prophet, son of Amittai, who flees from Jehovah toward Tarshish and is cast into the sea

Jehovah

Sends Jonah to Nineveh, hurls the great wind on the sea, and appoints the great fish

The mariners

Sailors who cry to their gods, cast lots, reluctantly throw Jonah overboard, then fear Jehovah and sacrifice

The shipmaster

Chief of the seamen who rouses the sleeping Jonah to call on his god

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