1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jonah, son of Amittai:
2 "Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and preach against it; their wickedness has come up before me."
3 But Jonah made ready to flee to Tarshish away from the LORD. He went down to Joppa, found a ship going to Tarshish, paid the fare, and went aboard to journey with them to Tarshish, away from the LORD.
4 The LORD, however, hurled a violent wind upon the sea, and in the furious tempest that arose the ship was on the point of breaking up.
5 Then the mariners became frightened and each one cried to his god. To lighten the ship for themselves, they threw its cargo into the sea. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down into the hold of the ship, and lay there fast asleep.
6 The captain came to him and said, "What are you doing asleep? Rise up, call upon your God! Perhaps God will be mindful of us so that we may not perish."
7 Then they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots to find out on whose account we have met with this misfortune." So they cast lots, and thus singled out Jonah.
8 "Tell us," they said, "what is your business? Where do you come from? What is your country, and to what people do you belong?"
9 "I am a Hebrew," Jonah answered them; "I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."
10 Now the men were seized with great fear and said to him, "How could you do such a thing!"--They knew that he was fleeing from the LORD, because he had told them.--
11 "What shall we do with you," they asked, "that the sea may quiet down for us?" For the sea was growing more and more turbulent.
12 Jonah said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea, that it may quiet down for you; since I know it is because of me that this violent storm has come upon you."
13 Still the men rowed hard to regain the land, but they could not, for the sea grew ever more turbulent.
14 Then they cried to the LORD: "We beseech you, O LORD, let us not perish for taking this man's life; do not charge us with shedding innocent blood, for you, LORD, have done as you saw fit."
15 Then they took Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea's raging abated.
16 Struck with great fear of the LORD, the men offered sacrifice and made vows to him.
Versículos relacionados com Jonah, 1:
Jonas 1 tells the story of God's call to Jonas to preach in Nineveh, but instead of obeying, Jonas tries to escape and ends up being thrown into the sea during a storm. Here are five verses related to the topics covered in Jonah 1:
Proverbs 21:30: "There is no wisdom, no intelligence, no advice against the Lord." The chapter of Jonas 1 clearly illustrates the uselessness of trying to escape the call of God. Jonas thought he could escape God's will, but ended up in trouble. This verse of Proverbs reinforces that nothing can resist God's will.
Psalm 139:7-8: "Where will I absent from your Spirit? Where will I run away from your face? If you go to heaven, you are; if you do my bed, behold, you are there too." This psalm highlights God's omnipresence and the impossibility of escaping his presence. This is exactly what Jonas tried to do, but found it was not possible.
Matthew 8:27: "And men marveled, saying, What man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?" As Jonas 1 shows, God has power over storms and seas. In this verse of Matthew, Jesus demonstrates the same power by soothing a storm.
Isaiah 45:22: "Look at me, and shall be saved, you all the terms of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other." When Jonas asked to be thrown into the sea to calm the storm, the sailors feared God and turned to him in prayer. This verse of Isaiah emphasizes the importance of seeking salvation in God.
Acts 27:25: "Therefore, O men, tend to good courage; for I believe in God, that it will happen as I was told." In this chapter of Acts, Paul is facing a storm on the high seas and encourages others to trust God. Like Jonas, the sailors in Acts learn to trust God during a storm at sea.
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