| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, | 1The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai:" |
| 2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.” | 2Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because their wickedness has confronted Me." |
| 3Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. | 3However, Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the LORD's presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, from the LORD's presence. |
| 4Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart. | 4Then the LORD hurled a violent wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break apart. |
| 5The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. | 5The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his god. They threw the ship's cargo into the sea to lighten the load. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel and had stretched out and fallen into a deep sleep. |
| 6The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.” | 6The captain approached him and said, "What are you doing sound asleep? Get up! Call to your god. Maybe this god will consider us, and we won't perish."" |
| 7“Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. | 7Come on!" the sailors said to each other. "Let's cast lots. Then we'll know who is to blame for this trouble we're in." So they cast lots, and the lot singled out Jonah. |
| 8“Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?” | 8Then they said to him, "Tell us who is to blame for this trouble we're in. What is your business and where are you from? What is your country and what people are you from?" |
| 9“I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.” | 9He answered them, "I'm a Hebrew. I worship Yahweh, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land." |
| 10Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. | 10Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, "What is this you've done?" The men knew he was fleeing from the LORD's presence, because he had told them. |
| 11Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?” | 11So they said to him, "What should we do to you to calm this sea that's against us?" For the sea was getting worse and worse. |
| 12“Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.” | 12He answered them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea so it may quiet down for you, for I know that I'm to blame for this violent storm that is against you." |
| 13Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more. | 13Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they couldn't because the sea was raging against them more and more. |
| 14So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.” | 14So they called out to the LORD: "Please, Yahweh, don't let us perish because of this man's life, and don't charge us with innocent blood! For You, Yahweh, have done just as You pleased." |
| 15At this, they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm. | 15Then they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging. |
| 16Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him. | 16The men feared the LORD even more, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows. |
| 17Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish. | 17Now the LORD had appointed a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the fish three days and three nights. |
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