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Jonah · read by Carter Conlon
29 verses, in order. Only the verses Carter read aloud are shown.
Jonah 1
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Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,Read from NASB1995 · Surrendered Saints on Dry Land
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"Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me."Read from NKJV · The Power of A Reluctant Witness
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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.Read from NKJV · The Call of the Shipmaster
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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.Read from NKJV · The Call of the Shipmaster
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The 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.Read from NKJV · The Power of A Reluctant Witness
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The captain approached him and said, "How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish."Read from NKJV · The Call of the Shipmaster
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"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.Read from KJV · Surrendered Saints on Dry Land
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Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, "What have you done?" The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.Read from NKJV · Jesus, Help Me!
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"Pick me up," he answered, "and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you."Read from NKJV · The Power of A Reluctant Witness
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Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.Read from KJV · Surrendered Saints on Dry Land
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Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.Read from KJV · Surrendered Saints on Dry Land
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Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.Read from KJV · Surrendered Saints on Dry Land
Jonah 2
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saying: "In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.Read from KJV · Surrendered Saints on Dry Land
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For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.Read from KJV · A Sudden Voice in the City
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The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.Read from KJV · Surrendered Saints on Dry Land
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To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!Read from NKJV · The Power of A Reluctant Witness
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As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.Read from NKJV · The Power of A Reluctant Witness
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Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.Read from NKJV · The Power of A Reluctant Witness
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But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!"Read from NKJV · The Power of A Reluctant Witness
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And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.Read from KJV · Surrendered Saints on Dry Land
Jonah 3
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Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:Read from NASB1995 · Surrendered Saints on Dry Land
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When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.Read from NKJV · The Power of A Reluctant Witness
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Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: "By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.Read from KJV · Surrendered Saints on Dry Land
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Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.Read from NKJV · The Power of A Reluctant Witness
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Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish."Read from KJV · Surrendered Saints on Dry Land
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When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.Read from NKJV · The Power of A Reluctant Witness
Jonah 4
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But the LORD said, "You cared about the plant, which you neither tended nor made grow. It sprang up in a night and perished in a night.Read from NKJV · Are You Angered By The Forgiveness of God
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So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?"Read from NKJV · Are You Angered By The Forgiveness of God