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Jonah Chapter 1

Jonah
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Jonah

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In this chapter Jonah is called by God to go to Nineveh and preach repentance, but he refuses and boards a ship instead. He is then cast into the sea where he is rescued by a large fish that carries him to the island of Sodom. The chapter introduces the theme of divine judgment and the failure of human obedience.

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(1) Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
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II Kings 14:25Matthew 12:39Matthew 16:4Luke 11:29Luke 11:30Luke 11:32

(2) Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
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Jonah 3:2Jonah 4:11Genesis 10:11II Kings 19:36Nahum 1:1Nahum 2:1Nahum 2:2Nahum 2:3Zephaniah 2:13Zephaniah 2:14Zephaniah 2:15Isaiah 58:1

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Jeremiah 44:9

(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 4:2Exodus 4:13Exodus 4:14I Kings 19:3I Kings 19:9Jeremiah 20:7Jeremiah 20:8Jeremiah 20:9Ezekiel 3:14Luke 9:62Acts 15:38Acts 26:19

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II Samuel 16:19II Chronicles 9:21Psalms 68:8Psalms 97:5Psalms 114:7Jeremiah 28:5

(4) 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.
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Exodus 10:13Exodus 10:19Exodus 14:21Exodus 15:10Numbers 11:31Psalms 107:24Psalms 107:25Psalms 107:26Psalms 107:27Psalms 107:28Psalms 107:29Psalms 107:30

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Isaiah 28:2Ecclesiastes 12:6Isaiah 8:9I Kings 19:11

(5) 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.
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Jonah 1:6Jonah 1:14Jonah 1:16I Kings 18:26Isaiah 44:17Isaiah 44:18Isaiah 44:19Isaiah 44:20Isaiah 45:20Jeremiah 2:28Hosea 7:14Job 2:4

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Zechariah 8:19John 6:21Jeremiah 42:11Ezekiel 2:6John 6:19Acts 7:60

(6) So the shipmaster 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.
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Isaiah 3:15Ezekiel 18:2Acts 21:13Romans 13:11Ephesians 5:14Psalms 78:34Psalms 107:6Psalms 107:12Psalms 107:13Psalms 107:18Psalms 107:19Psalms 107:20

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Romans 12:3

(7) 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.
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Judges 7:13Judges 7:14Isaiah 41:6Isaiah 41:7Joshua 7:14Joshua 7:15Joshua 7:16Joshua 7:17Joshua 7:18Judges 20:9Judges 20:10I Samuel 10:20

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John 19:24I Chronicles 26:14Acts 1:26Leviticus 16:8Matthew 27:35I Samuel 12:3

(8) Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
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Joshua 7:19I Samuel 14:43James 5:16Genesis 47:3I Samuel 30:13

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I Samuel 12:3Philippians 3:19

(9) 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.
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Genesis 14:13Genesis 39:14Philippians 3:5II Kings 17:25II Kings 17:28II Kings 17:32II Kings 17:33II Kings 17:34II Kings 17:35Job 1:9Hosea 3:5Acts 27:23

(10) Then were the men exceedingly 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.
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John 19:8Daniel 5:6Daniel 5:7Daniel 5:8Daniel 5:9Joshua 7:25II Samuel 24:3Jonah 1:3Job 27:22

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II Samuel 16:19Jeremiah 42:11Ezekiel 2:6I Samuel 1:8

(11) 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.
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I Samuel 6:2I Samuel 6:3II Samuel 21:1II Samuel 21:2II Samuel 21:3II Samuel 21:4II Samuel 21:5II Samuel 21:6II Samuel 24:11II Samuel 24:12II Samuel 24:13Micah 6:6

(12) 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.
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II Samuel 24:17John 11:50Joshua 7:12Joshua 7:20Joshua 7:21I Chronicles 21:17Ecclesiastes 9:18Acts 27:24

(13) Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
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Job 34:29Proverbs 21:30

(14) Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
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Jonah 1:5Jonah 1:16Psalms 107:28Isaiah 26:16Genesis 9:6Deuteronomy 21:8Acts 28:4Psalms 115:3Psalms 135:6Daniel 4:34Daniel 4:35Matthew 11:26

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Psalms 118:25Philippians 4:2Numbers 12:11Numbers 12:13Luke 8:28Luke 9:38

(15) So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
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Joshua 7:24Joshua 7:25Joshua 7:26II Samuel 21:8II Samuel 21:9Psalms 89:9Psalms 93:3Psalms 93:4Psalms 107:29Matthew 8:26Luke 8:24

(16) Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
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Jonah 1:10Isaiah 26:9Daniel 4:34Daniel 4:35Daniel 4:36Daniel 4:37Daniel 6:26Mark 4:31Acts 5:11Genesis 8:20Judges 13:16II Kings 5:17

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I Kings 8:63I Samuel 16:5Ezekiel 39:17Jeremiah 44:25

(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 4:6Genesis 1:21Psalms 104:25Psalms 104:26Habakkuk 3:2Matthew 12:40Matthew 16:4Luke 11:30

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Jonah 4:6Ezekiel 29:4Ezekiel 47:10Jonah 2:10Luke 11:11Jonah 2:1

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