1So the word of the Lord hit up Jonah, son of Amittai, saying,

2Yo, get up and bounce to Nineveh, that big city, and call them out; their wicked vibes are on blast.

3But Jonah was like, “Nah,” and dipped to Tarshish, trying to ghost the Lord. He found a ship to Tarshish, paid up, and hopped on.

4Then the Lord sent a major wind into the sea, and it got super wild, like the ship was about to break.

5The sailors were shook, praying to their gods and tossing stuff overboard to lighten the load. But Jonah was down in the ship, catching some serious Z’s.

6The captain rolled up on him and was like, “What’s good, sleeper? Wake up and call your God, maybe He’ll save us from this mess.”

7They said to each other, “Let’s roll some dice to see who’s causing this chaos.” They cast lots, and it landed on Jonah.

8They asked him, “Yo, spill the tea, why is this happening? What do you do? Where you from? What’s your crew?”

9Jonah replied, “I’m a Hebrew, and I’m all about the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”

10The guys were super scared and asked him, “Why’d you do this? We know you’re running from the Lord.”

11They said, “What should we do to chill the sea for us? It’s going crazy out here.”

12Jonah said, “Just throw me into the sea; it’ll chill out for you. I know this storm is all my fault.”

13But the crew rowed hard to reach land, but they couldn’t; the sea was still wild against them.

14So they cried out to the Lord, “Please don’t let us die because of this dude’s life! Don’t put innocent blood on us; You’re the one in control.”

15They picked up Jonah and tossed him into the sea, and the waves stopped raging.

16Then the men were shook by the Lord and offered a sacrifice and made promises.

17The Lord had a big fish ready to swallow Jonah, and he was in the fish’s belly for three days and three nights.

1Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

2Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

4But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

5Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

6So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

7And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

8Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

9And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

10Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.

11Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.

12And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

14Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.

15So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

16Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.

17Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.