Jonah:1

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* Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai , saying , * Arise , go to Nineveh , that great city , and cry against it ; for their wickedness is come up before me . * 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 . * 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 like to be broken . * Then the mariners were afraid , and cried every man unto his god , and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea , to lighten it of them . But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship ; and he lay , and was fast asleep . * So the shipmaster rab # came to him , and said unto him , What meanest thou , O sleeper ? arise , call upon thy God , if so be that God will think upon us , that we perish not . * 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 . * Then said they unto him , Tell us , we pray thee , for whose cause this evil is upon us ; What is thine occupation m @la #kah #? and whence comest thou ? what is thy country ? and of what people art thou ? * And he said unto them , I am an Hebrew ; and I fear the LORD , the God of heaven , which hath made the sea and the dry land . * Then were the men exceedingly gadowl # afraid , and said unto him , Why hast thou done this ? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD , because he had told them . * Then said they unto him , What shall we do unto thee , that the sea may be calm unto us ? for the sea wrought , and was tempestuous . * And he said unto them , Take me up , and cast me forth into the sea ; so shall the sea be calm unto you : for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you . * Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land ; but they could not : for the sea wrought , and was tempestuous against them . * Wherefore they cried unto the LORD , and said , We beseech thee , O LORD , we beseech thee , let us not perish for this mans life , and lay not upon us innocent blood : for thou , O LORD , hast done as it pleased thee . * So they took up Jonah , and cast him forth into the sea : and the sea ceased from her raging za #aph #. * Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly gadowl # yir #ah #, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD , and made vows . * 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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