Jonah 1:2

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Jonah 1:2

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”

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KJV

King James Version

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

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WEB

World English Bible

“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Jonah 1

¹ Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

² “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”

³ Jonah, 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.

⁴ Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.

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