Jonah Chapter 1

Jonah sent to Nineveh

1:1 Now the word of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
came to Jonahגָּד
Transliteration:yônâ Pronunciation:yo-naw’ Meaning “dove” son of Amittai and a native of Gath-hepher; every year we read the story of Jonah during the afternoon service of Yom Kippur. At first glance, the narrative seems to remind us of the power and redemptive value of teshuvah, the Hebrew word for repentance For more info on click here
* Jonah prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam son of Joash (2nd Kings 14:25) and (according to Seder Olam 19) was the prophet sent by Elisha to anoint Jehu (2nd Kings 9:11).- From the Artscroll English Tanach the son of Amittai, saying,
1:2 Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.

Jonah’s flight to Tarshish


1:3 But Jonahגָּד
Transliteration:yônâ Pronunciation:yo-naw’ Meaning “dove” son of Amittai and a native of Gath-hepher; every year we read the story of Jonah during the afternoon service of Yom Kippur. At first glance, the narrative seems to remind us of the power and redemptive value of teshuvah, the Hebrew word for repentance For more info on click here
set out to escape to Tarshish from the presence of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, and went down to Joppa; and [he] found a ship bound for Tarshish: so he paid its fare , and boarded it to travel with them to Tarshish from the presence of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
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The storm

1:4 But YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
let loose a violent wind toward the sea, and there was a mighty storm in the sea, so that the ship threatened to break to pieces.
1:5 Then the sailors became frightened, and cried each man to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it for them. But Jonahגָּד
Transliteration:yônâ Pronunciation:yo-naw’ Meaning “dove” son of Amittai and a native of Gath-hepher; every year we read the story of Jonah during the afternoon service of Yom Kippur. At first glance, the narrative seems to remind us of the power and redemptive value of teshuvah, the Hebrew word for repentance For more info on click here
had gone down into the hold of the ship; and he lay down, and was sound asleep.
1:6 So the ship’s master came to him, and said to him, What are you doing sound asleep? Get up, call out to your Elohim אֱלֹהֶיךָ
Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word Elohim for more info on the word click here
, maybe Elohimאֱלֹהִים
romanized: ʾĔlōhīm: [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im]), the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator
will notice us and we won’t perish.
1:7 And they said each other, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know determine whose to blame for this calamity on us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonahגָּד
Transliteration:yônâ Pronunciation:yo-naw’ Meaning “dove” son of Amittai and a native of Gath-hepher; every year we read the story of Jonah during the afternoon service of Yom Kippur. At first glance, the narrative seems to remind us of the power and redemptive value of teshuvah, the Hebrew word for repentance For more info on click here
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1:8 Then said they to him, Please tell us, for what reason this evil is on us; What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? And who [are] your people?
1:9 And he said to them, I am a Hebrewעבר
The biblical term Ivri Hebrew pronunciation: [ʕivˈri]), meaning “to traverse” or “to pass over”, is usually rendered as Hebrew in English from ever (עֵבֶר) ‘beyond, across’ (avar (עָבַר ‘he crossed, he traversed’), as a description of migrants ‘from across the river’ as the Bible describes the Hebrews.
; and I fear YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, the Elohim אֱלֹהַי
the or My God – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here
of the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִם
Pronunciation: hah’-shaw-mah’-yim Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute – the visible heavens, the abode of the stars like the visible universe, the sky, the atmosphere For more info click here
, who has made the sea and the dry land.
1:10 Then were the men terrified, and said to him. What is this you
that have done? Because the men knew that he was escaping from the presence of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, because he had told them.
1:11 Then said they to him, What should we do to you, so that the sea may be calm for us? because the sea grows stormier.
1:12 And he said to them, Pick me up, and throw me out into the sea; so will the sea be calm for you: for I know  it is
because of me that this great storm has come upon you.
1:13 But the men rowed hard to return to the shore; but they couldn’t: because the sea kept growing wilder against them.
1:14 And they called out to YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, and said, Please, O YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, don’t let us perish for causing this man’s death, and don’t hold us guilty of innocent blood: for you, O YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, have done what You saw fit.
1:15 So they lifted Jonahגָּד
Transliteration:yônâ Pronunciation:yo-naw’ Meaning “dove” son of Amittai and a native of Gath-hepher; every year we read the story of Jonah during the afternoon service of Yom Kippur. At first glance, the narrative seems to remind us of the power and redemptive value of teshuvah, the Hebrew word for repentance For more info on click here
, and threw him out into the sea: and the sea stopped its raging.
1:16 Then the men felt a great fear of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, and they offered a sacrifice to YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, and made vows.

In the Tanach this is the first verse of chapter two

1:17 Now YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonahגָּד
Transliteration:yônâ Pronunciation:yo-naw’ Meaning “dove” son of Amittai and a native of Gath-hepher; every year we read the story of Jonah during the afternoon service of Yom Kippur. At first glance, the narrative seems to remind us of the power and redemptive value of teshuvah, the Hebrew word for repentance For more info on click here
. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights

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