Now the LORD’s† word came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Jonah 1:1 in context
Jonah 1:1–4
2
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”
3
But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
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But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.
Source notes
Notes from World English Bible Updated
- When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).
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