| 1:6 |
The captain went to him and said, How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us, and we will not perish. |
The captain went to him and said, How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish. |
| 1:8 |
So they asked him, Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you? |
So they asked him, Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you? |
| 1:9 |
He answered, I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land. |
He answered, I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land. |
| 1:14 |
Then they cried to the Lord, O Lord, please do not let us die for taking this mans life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, O Lord, have done as you pleased. |
Then they cried out to the Lord, Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this mans life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you pleased. |
| 1:17 |
But the Lord provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights. |
Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. |
| 2:2 |
He said: In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry. |
He said: In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry. |
| 2:3 |
You hurled me into the deep, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. |
You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. |
| 2:6 |
To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you brought my life up from the pit, O Lord my God. |
To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you, Lord my God, brought my life up from the pit. |
| 2:8 |
Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. |
Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from Gods love for them. |
| 2:9 |
But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the Lord. |
But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, Salvation comes from the Lord. |
| 3:3 |
Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city—a visit required three days. |
Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. |
| 3:4 |
On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned. |
Jonah began by going a days journey into the city, proclaiming, Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown. |
| 3:5 |
The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. |
The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. |
| 3:6 |
When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. |
When Jonahs warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. |
| 3:7 |
Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let any man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. |
This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh: By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. |
| 3:8 |
But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. |
But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. |
| 3:10 |
When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened. |
When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened. |
| 4:1 |
But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. |
But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. |
| 4:2 |
He prayed to the Lord, O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. |
He prayed to the Lord, Isnt this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. |
| 4:3 |
Now, O Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live. |
Now, Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live. |
| 4:4 |
But the Lord replied, Have you any right to be angry? |
But the Lord replied, Is it right for you to be angry? |
| 4:5 |
Jonah went out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. |
Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. |
| 4:6 |
Then the Lord God provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the vine. |
Then the Lord God provided a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant. |
| 4:7 |
But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the vine so that it withered. |
But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered. |
| 4:9 |
But God said to Jonah, Do you have a right to be angry about the vine? I do, he said. I am angry enough to die. |
But God said to Jonah, Is it right for you to be angry about the plant? It is, he said. And Im so angry I wish I were dead. |
| 4:10 |
But the Lord said, You have been concerned about this vine, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. |
But the Lord said, You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. |
| 4:11 |
But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about that great city? |
And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals? |