<vn='1'>Now the <sn="1697">word</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1961">came</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="3124">Jonah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="573">Amittai</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, </v>
<vn='2'><sn="6965">Arise</s>, <sn="1980">go</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="5210">Nineveh</s>, that <sn="1419">great</s><sn="5892">city</s>, and <sn="7121">cry</s><sn="5921">against</s> it; <sn="3588">for</s> their <sn="7451">wickedness</s> is come <sn="5927">up</s><sn="6440">before</s> me. </v>
<vn='3'>But <sn="3124">Jonah</s> rose <sn="6965">up</s> to <sn="1272">flee</s> unto <sn="8659">Tarshish</s> from the <sn="4480 6440">presence</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and went <sn="3381">down</s> to <sn="3305">Joppa</s>; and he <sn="4672">found</s> a <sn="591">ship</s><sn="935">going</s> to <sn="8659">Tarshish</s>: so he <sn="5414">paid</s> the <sn="7939">fare</s> thereof, and went <sn="3381">down</s> into it, to <sn="935">go</s><sn="5973">with</s> them unto <sn="8659">Tarshish</s> from the <sn="4480 6440">presence</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>But the <sn="3068">LORD</s> sent <sn="2904">out</s> a <sn="1419">great</s><sn="7307">wind</s><sn="413">into</s> the <sn="3220">sea</s>, and there <sn="1961">was</s> a <sn="1419">mighty</s><sn="5591">tempest</s> in the <sn="3220">sea</s>, so that the <sn="591">ship</s> was <sn="2803">like</s> to be <sn="7665">broken</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>Then the <sn="4419">mariners</s> were <sn="3372">afraid</s>, and <sn="2199">cried</s> every <sn="376">man</s><sn="413">unto</s> his <sn="430">god</s>, and cast <sn="2904">forth</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="3627">wares</s><sn="834">that</s> were in the <sn="591">ship</s><sn="413">into</s> the <sn="3220">sea</s>, to <sn="7043">lighten</s> it <sn="4480 5921">of</s> them. But <sn="3124">Jonah</s> was gone <sn="3381">down</s><sn="413">into</s> the <sn="3411">sides</s> of the <sn="5600">ship</s>; and he <sn="7901">lay</s>, and was fast <sn="7290">asleep</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>So the <sn="7227 2259">shipmaster</s><sn="7126">came</s><sn="413">to</s> him, and <sn="559">said</s> unto him, <sn="4100">What</s> meanest thou, O <sn="7290">sleeper</s>? <sn="6965">arise</s>, <sn="7121">call</s><sn="413">upon</s> thy <sn="430">God</s>, if so <sn="194">be</s> that <sn="430">God</s> will <sn="6245">think</s> upon us, that we <sn="6">perish</s><sn="3808">not</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>And they <sn="559">said</s> every <sn="376">one</s><sn="413">to</s> his <sn="7453">fellow</s>, <sn="1980">Come</s>, and let us <sn="5307">cast</s><sn="1486">lots</s>, that we may <sn="3045">know</s> for whose <sn="7945 4310">cause</s><sn="2063">this</s><sn="7451">evil</s> is upon us. So they <sn="5307">cast</s><sn="1486">lots</s>, and the <sn="1486">lot</s><sn="5307">fell</s><sn="5921">upon</s><sn="3124">Jonah</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>Then <sn="559">said</s> they <sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="5046">Tell</s> us, we pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, for whose <sn="834 4310">cause</s><sn="2063">this</s><sn="7451">evil</s> is upon us; <sn="4100">What</s> is thine <sn="4399">occupation</s>? and <sn="4480 370">whence</s><sn="935">comest</s> thou? <sn="4100">what</s> is thy <sn="776">country</s>? and of <sn="335 4480 2088">what</s><sn="5971">people</s> art <sn="859">thou</s>? </v>
<vn='9'>And he <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> them, <sn="595">I</s> am a <sn="5680">Hebrew</s>; and <sn="589">I</s><sn="3372">fear</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, the <sn="430">God</s> of <sn="8064">heaven</s>, <sn="834">which</s> hath <sn="6213">made</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="3220">sea</s> and the <sn="3004">dry</s> land. </v>
<vn='10'>Then were the <sn="376">men</s><sn="1419">exceedingly</s><sn="3372 3374">afraid</s>, and <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="4100">Why</s> hast thou <sn="6213">done</s><sn="2063">this</s>? <sn="3588">For</s> the <sn="376">men</s><sn="3045">knew</s><sn="3588">that</s><sn="1931">he</s><sn="1272">fled</s> from the <sn="4480 6440">presence</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, <sn="3588">because</s> he had <sn="5046">told</s> them. </v>
<vn='11'>Then <sn="559">said</s> they <sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="4100">What</s> shall we <sn="6213">do</s> unto thee, that the <sn="3220">sea</s> may be <sn="8367">calm</s><sn="4480 5921">unto</s> us? <sn="3588">for</s> the <sn="3220">sea</s><sn="1980">wrought</s>, and was <sn="5590">tempestuous</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>And he <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> them, Take me <sn="5375">up</s>, and cast me <sn="2904">forth</s><sn="413">into</s> the <sn="3220">sea</s>; so shall the <sn="3220">sea</s> be <sn="8367">calm</s><sn="4480 5921">unto</s> you: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="589">I</s><sn="3045">know</s><sn="3588">that</s> for my <sn="7945">sake</s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="1419">great</s><sn="5591">tempest</s> is <sn="5921">upon</s> you. </v>
<vn='13'>Nevertheless the <sn="376">men</s><sn="2864">rowed</s> hard to <sn="7725">bring</s> it <sn="413">to</s> the <sn="3004">land</s>; but they <sn="3201">could</s><sn="3808">not</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> the <sn="3220">sea</s><sn="1980">wrought</s>, and was <sn="5590">tempestuous</s><sn="5921">against</s> them. </v>
<vn='14'>Wherefore they <sn="7121">cried</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, We beseech <sn="4994">thee</s>, O <sn="3068">LORD</s>, we beseech <sn="577">thee</s>, let us <sn="408">not</s><sn="6">perish</s> for <sn="2088">this</s><sn="376">man</s> 's <sn="5315">life</s>, and <sn="5414">lay</s><sn="408">not</s><sn="5921">upon</s> us <sn="5355">innocent</s><sn="1818">blood</s>: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="859">thou</s>, O <sn="3068">LORD</s>, hast <sn="6213">done</s><sn="834">as</s> it <sn="2654">pleased</s> thee. </v>
<vn='15'>So they took <sn="5375">up</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3124">Jonah</s>, and cast him <sn="2904">forth</s><sn="413">into</s> the <sn="3220">sea</s>: and the <sn="3220">sea</s><sn="5975">ceased</s> from her <sn="4480 2197">raging</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>Then the <sn="376">men</s><sn="3372 3374">feared</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1419">exceedingly</s>, and <sn="2076">offered</s> a <sn="2077">sacrifice</s> unto the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and <sn="5087">made</s><sn="5088">vows</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>Now the <sn="3068">LORD</s> had <sn="4487">prepared</s> a <sn="1419">great</s><sn="1709">fish</s> to swallow <sn="1104">up</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3124">Jonah</s>. And <sn="3124">Jonah</s><sn="1961">was</s> in the <sn="4578">belly</s> of the <sn="1709">fish</s><sn="7969">three</s><sn="3117">days</s> and <sn="7969">three</s><sn="3915">nights</s>. </v>