Running Away from God
1One day long ago, GOD's Word came to Jonah, Amittai's son:H16972"Up on your feet and on your way to the big city of Nineveh! Preach to them. They're in a bad way and I can't ignore it any longer."H6965H3212H5210H1419H5892H7121H7451H5927H6440
3But Jonah got up and went the other direction to Tarshish, running away from GOD. He went down to the port of Joppa and found a ship headed for Tarshish. He paid the fare and went on board, joining those going to Tarshish—as far away from GOD as he could get.H3124H6965H1272H8659H6440H3068H3381H3305H4672H591H935H8659H5414H7939H3381H935H8659H6440H3068
4But GOD sent a huge storm at sea, the waves towering. The ship was about to break into pieces.H3068H2904H1419H7307H3220H1419H5591H3220H591H2803H7665
5The sailors were terrified. They called out in desperation to their gods. They threw everything they were carrying overboard to lighten the ship. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down into the hold of the ship to take a nap. He was sound asleep.H4419H3372H2199H376H430H2904H3627H591H3220H7043H3124H3381H3411H5600H7901H7290
6The captain came to him and said, "What's this? Sleeping! Get up! Pray to your god! Maybe your god will see we're in trouble and rescue us."H7227H2259H7126H559H7290H6965H7121H430H430H6245H6
7Then the sailors said to one another, "Let's get to the bottom of this. Let's draw straws to identify the culprit on this ship who's responsible for this disaster." So they drew straws. Jonah got the short straw.H559H376H7453H3212H5307H1486H3045H7945H7451H5307H1486H1486H5307H3124
8Then they grilled him: "Confess. Why this disaster? What is your work? Where do you come from? What country? What family?"H559H5046H7451H4399H370H935H776H5971
9He told them, "I'm a Hebrew. I worship GOD, the God of heaven who made sea and land."H559H5680H3373H3068H430H8064H6213H3220H3004
10At that, the men were frightened, really frightened, and said, "What on earth have you done!" As Jonah talked, the sailors realized that he was running away from GOD.H582H1419H3374H3372H559H6213H582H3045H1272H6440H3068H5046
11They said to him, "What are we going to do with you—to get rid of this storm?" By this time the sea was wild, totally out of control.H559H6213H3220H8367H3220H1980H5590
12Jonah said, "Throw me overboard, into the sea. Then the storm will stop. It's all my fault. I'm the cause of the storm. Get rid of me and you'll get rid of the storm."H559H5375H2904H3220H3220H8367H3045H7945H1419H5591 
13But no. The men tried rowing back to shore. They made no headway. The storm only got worse and worse, wild and raging.H582H2864H7725H3004H3201H3220H1980H5590
14Then they prayed to GOD, "O GOD! Don't let us drown because of this man's life, and don't blame us for his death. You are GOD. Do what you think is best."H7121H3068H559H577H3068H6H376H5315H5414H5355H1818H3068H6213H2654
15They took Jonah and threw him overboard. Immediately the sea was quieted down.H5375H3124H2904H3220H3220H5975H2197 
New Testament
16The sailors were impressed, no longer terrified by the sea, but in awe of GOD. They worshiped GOD, offered a sacrifice, and made vows.H582H3372H3068H1419H3374H2076H2077H3068H5087H5088
17Then GOD assigned a huge fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was in the fish's belly three days and nights.H3068H4487H1419H1709H1104H3124H3124H4578H1709H7969H3117H7969H3915
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