KJV King James Version
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
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Jonah 1:1
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
WEB World English Bible
Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
ASV American Standard Version
Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah son of Amittai, saying:
Surrounding context — Jonah 1
1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
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.
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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Luke 11:32The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas [is] here.Luke 11:29-30And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.2 Kings 14:25He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which [was] of Gathhepher.Matthew 16:4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.Matthew 12:39-41But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
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