A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.14.25; son of: Amittai (H0573) Also named: Iōnas (Ἰωνᾶς "Jonah" G2495H) § Jonah = "dove" son of Amittai and a native of Gath-hepher; 5th of the minor prophets who prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II and whom God sent also to prophecy to Nineveh
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yo.nah · Jonah · Hebrew/Aramaic
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2 Kings 14:25 · יוֹנָ֤הThis Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.Jonah 1:1 · יוֹנָ֥הNow the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,Jonah 1:3 · יוֹנָה֙Jonah, 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.Jonah 1:5 · וְיוֹנָ֗הThe 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.Jonah 1:7 · יוֹנָֽה׃“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.Jonah 1:15 · יוֹנָ֔הThen they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.Jonah 1:17 · יוֹנָ֑ה · יוֹנָה֙Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.Jonah 2:1 · יוֹנָ֔הFrom inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,Jonah 2:10 · יוֹנָ֖הAnd the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.Jonah 3:1 · יוֹנָ֖הThen the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:Jonah 3:3 · יוֹנָ֗הThis time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, requiring a three-day journey.Jonah 3:4 · יוֹנָה֙On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!”Jonah 4:1 · יוֹנָ֖הJonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry.Jonah 4:5 · יוֹנָה֙Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it, where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city.Jonah 4:6 · לְיוֹנָ֗ה · יוֹנָ֛הSo the LORD God appointed a vine, and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.Jonah 4:8 · יוֹנָ֖הAs the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”Jonah 4:9 · יוֹנָ֔הThen God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”