{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/jonah/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T20:55:51.412Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Jonah","bookSlug":"jonah","chapter":1,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":null,"nextChapter":2,"totalChapters":4,"totalVerses":17},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Now the word of the Lord came to Jonas the son of Amathi, saying: "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Arise, and go to Ninive the great city, and preach in it: for the wickedness thereof is come up before me. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And Jonas rose up to flee into Tharsis from the face of the Lord, and he went down to Joppe, and found a ship going to Tharsis: and he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tharsis from the face of the Lord. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"But the Lord sent a great wind into the sea: and a great tempest was raised in the sea, and the ship was in danger to be broken. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And the mariners were afraid, and the men cried to their god: and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship, into the sea, to lighten it of them: and Jones went down into the inner part of the ship, and fell into a deep sleep. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And the shipmaster came to him, and said to him: Why art thou fast asleep? rise up, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think of us, that we may not perish. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And they said every one to his fellow: Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know why this evil is upon us. And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonas. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And they said to him: Tell us for what cause this evil is upon us, what is thy business? of what country art thou? and whither goest thou? or of what people art thou? "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And he said to them: I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord the God of heaven, who made both the sea and the dry land. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And the men were greatly afraid, and they said to him: Why hast thou done this? (for the men knew that he fled from the face of the Lord: because he had told them.) "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And they said to him: What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea flowed and swelled. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And he said to them: Take me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shall be calm to you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And the men rowed hard to return to land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled upon them. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And they cried to the Lord, and said: We beseech thee, O Lord, 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. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And they took Jonas, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceased from raging. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and sacrificed victims to the Lord, and made vows. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Now the Lord prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonas: and Jonas was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Jonah 1 (DRB)","markdown":"[Jonah 1](https://primebible.com/drb/jonah/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/jonah/1 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}