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Jonah 1:1-3
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Jonah 1:1-3
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Jonah Flees From the Lord
1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah(A) son of Amittai:(B) 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh(C) and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”
3 But Jonah ran(D) away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish(E). He went down to Joppa,(F) where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.(G)
Jonah 1:1-3
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Jonah 1:1-3
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1 Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto 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 thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
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Jonah 1:17
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Jonah 1:17
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Jonah’s Prayer
17 Now the Lord provided(A) a huge fish to swallow Jonah,(B) and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah 1:17
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Jonah 1:17
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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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Jonah 2:1
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Jonah 2:1
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2 1 [a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.
Footnotes
- Jonah 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1 is numbered 1:17, and 2:1-10 is numbered 2:2-11.
Jonah 2:1
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Jonah 2:1
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2 Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly,
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Jonah 2:10
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Jonah 2:10
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10 And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
Jonah 2:10
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Jonah 2:10
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10 And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
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