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Now the word of the Lord came vnto ^note Ionah the sonne of Amittai, saying,

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Arise, goe to Nineueh that ^note great citie, and cry against it: for their wickednes is come vp before me.

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But Ionah rose vp to flee vnto Tarshish, from the presence of the Lord, and went downe to Ioppa, and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he payed the fare thereof, and went downe into it, to goe with them vnto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

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¶ But the Lord ^note sent out a great winde into the sea, and there was a mightie tempest in the sea, so that the ship ^note was like to be broken.

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Then the Mariners were afraid, and cried euery man vnto his god, and cast foorth the wares that were in the ship, into the sea, to lighten it of them: but Ionah was gone downe into the sides of the ship, and hee lay, and was fast asleepe.

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So the shipmaster came to him, and said vnto him; What meanest thou, O sleeper? Arise, call vpon thy God, if so be that God wil thinke vpon vs, that we perish not.

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And they said euery one to his fellow; Come, and let vs cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this euil is vpon vs. So they cast lots, and the lot fell vpon Ionah.

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Then said they vnto him, Tel vs, we pray thee, for whose cause this euill is vpon vs: What is thine occupation? and whence commest thou? What is thy countrey? and of what people art thou?

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And hee said vnto them, I am an By lot, Ionah is cast into the sea. Hebrew, and I feare the Lord the God of heauen, which hath made the sea, and the dry land.

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Then were the men ^note exceedingly afraid, and saide vnto him; Why hast thou done this? (for the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.)

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¶ Then said they vnto him, What shall we doe vnto thee, that the sea ^note may be calme vnto vs? (for the sea ^note wrought and was tempestuous.)

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And he said vnto them, Take me vp, and cast mee foorth into the sea; so shall the sea be calme vnto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is vpon you.

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Neuerthelesse the men ^note rowed hard to bring it to the land, but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

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Wherefore they cried vnto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, We beseech thee, let vs not perish for this mans life, and lay not vpon vs, innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.

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So they tooke vp Ionah, and cast him foorth into the sea, and the sea ^note ceased from her raging.

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Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and ^note offered a sacrifice vnto the Lord, and made vowes.

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¶ Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow vp ^note Ionah, and Ionah was in the ^note belly of the fish three dayes, and three nights. 891

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