Verse 2

Jonah 1:2

Free Bible Version

2 “Go immediately to the great city of Nineveh and condemn it because I have seen the wickedness of its people.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

ק֠וּם לֵ֧ךְ אֶל נִֽינְוֵ֛ה הָ/עִ֥יר הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֖ה וּ/קְרָ֣א עָלֶ֑י/הָ כִּֽי עָלְתָ֥ה רָעָתָ֖/ם לְ/פָנָֽ/י

English Translation

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.

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Chapter 1 Context

1 The Lord spoke to Jonah the son of Amittai, telling him, Focus ↗

2 “Go immediately to the great city of Nineveh and condemn it because I have seen the wickedness of it...

3 But Jonah left and ran away to Tarshish to get away from the Lord. He went to Joppa where he found a... Focus ↗

4 But the Lord sent a terrible wind across the sea, creating a violent storm that threatened to break... Focus ↗

5 The sailors were terrified and each of them prayed to their own god to save them. They threw the car... Focus ↗

6 The ship's captain went to Jonah and asked him, “How can you be sleeping? Get up and pray to your Go... Focus ↗

7 Then the sailors said to each other, “Let's draw lots so we can find out who's to blame for this dis... Focus ↗

8 So they asked him, “Tell us who is responsible for this trouble that we're in. What do you do for a... Focus ↗

9 “I am a Hebrew,” Jonah replied, “and I worship the Lord, the God (Elohim) of the heavens, the sea, a... Focus ↗

10 The sailors became even more terrified and said to Jonah, “What have you done?” because Jonah had ex... Focus ↗

11 “What shall we do to you to calm the storm?” they asked him, since the storm was getting worse. Focus ↗

12 “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” Jonah replied. “Then the sea will become calm, because I kno... Focus ↗

13 Instead the sailors tried to row to get back to the shore, but they couldn't because the sea had bec... Focus ↗

14 Then they called out to the Lord, “Lord! Please don't kill us for sacrificing this man's life or for... Focus ↗

15 So they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea, and it became calm. Focus ↗

16 The sailors were overcome with fear. They offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made many promises to... Focus ↗

17 The Lord sent a huge fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah spent three days and nights in the belly of the fi... Focus ↗

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