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Chapter 3
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|Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,  
 
|Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,  
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|The truth of The Lord came to Jonah, son of Amitay  
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|The truth of The LORD came to Jonah, son of Amitay  
 
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|But 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.  
 
|But 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.  
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|But The Lord created a strong wind over the sea, and He sparked a storm so violent that the ship threatened to shatter.
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|But The LORD created a strong wind over the sea, and He sparked a storm so violent that the ship threatened to shatter.
 
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|And 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.  
 
|And 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.  
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|And he told them: I am Hebrew and I fear The Lord, God of the heavens, who created the sea and the land
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|And he told them: I am Hebrew and I fear The LORD, God of the heavens, who created the sea and the land
 
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|Then 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.  
 
|Then 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.  
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|When the sailors heard this, they terrified even more, since Jonah also told them that he was trying to escape from The Lord. They told him: Why did you do that?
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|When the sailors heard this, they terrified even more, since Jonah also told them that he was trying to escape from The LORD. They told him: Why did you do that?
 
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|Wherefore 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.  
 
|Wherefore 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.  
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|Then they cried to the Lord: "O Lord, you do what you want. Do not make us die for taking the life to this man, nor make us responsible for the death of an innocent.  
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|Then they cried to the LORD: "O LORD, you do what you want. Do not make us die for taking the life to this man, nor make us responsible for the death of an innocent.  
 
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|Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.  
 
|Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.  
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|After seeing this, they developed a deep fear of The Lord, and they offered him a sacrifice and made vows.
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|After seeing this, they developed a deep fear of The LORD, and they offered Him a sacrifice and made vows.
 
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|Now 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.  
 
|Now 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.  
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|TThe Lord, meanwhile, ordered a giant fish to swallow Jonah, who spent three days and three nights in its belly.  
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|The LORD, meanwhile, ordered a giant fish to swallow Jonah, who spent three days and three nights in its belly.  
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|דג גדול translates literally as "big fish", but since the disctintion between fish and whales was not made at that time, it could refer to any big marine creature
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|Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,  
 
|Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,  
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|Jonah prayed to The LORD from the fish belly
 
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|And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.  
 
|And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.  
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|He said: In my distress I cried out to The Lord, and he answered me. From the depths of Hell I cried for help, and He heard me.
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|He said: In my distress I cried out to The LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of Hell I cried for help, and He heard me.
 
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|I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.  
 
|I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.  
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|The Earth swallowed me, dragging me to the bottom of the mountains, and its bars closed behind me. But you, my Lord, rescued me from the grave.
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|The Earth swallowed me, dragging me to the bottom of the mountains, and its bars closed behind me. But you, my LORD, rescued me from the grave.
 
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|When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.  
 
|When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.  
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|Feeling that life was leaving me, I remembered The Lord, and my prayers rose to you, to your Holy Temple.
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|Feeling that life was leaving me, I remembered The LORD, and my prayers rose to you, to your Holy Temple.
 
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|But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.  
 
|But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.  
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|However, I will offer you sacrifices, and songs of gratitude. I will keep the promises I made to you. Salvation comes from the Lord!
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|However, I will offer you sacrifices, and songs of gratitude. I will keep the promises I made to you. Salvation comes from the LORD!
 
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|And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.  
 
|And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.  
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|Then the Lord gave a command, and the fish vomited Jonah ashore.
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|Then the LORD gave a command, and the fish vomited Jonah ashore.
 
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|And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,  
 
|And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,  
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|Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.  
 
|Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.  
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|So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.  
 
|So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.  
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|Jonah went to Nineveh, as mandated by the LORD.  Nineveh was a large and very important city.
 
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|And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.  
 
|And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.  
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|Jonah interned into the city, walking all day, while proclaiming: In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed!
 
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|So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.  
 
|So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.  
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|And the people from Nineveh believed the word of God, proclaimed a fast and, from the oldest to the youngest, dressed in mourning as a sign of repentance.
 
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|For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.  
 
|For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.  
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|When the king of Nineveh heard the message, he rose from his throne, removed his robe, mourned and covered himself in ashes
 
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|And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:  
 
|And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:  
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|But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.  
 
|But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.  
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|On the contrary, the king ordered that every person, together with their animals, must grief and cry out mightily to God. Likewise he ordered that everyone repent from their liberal values and acts of violence, and start acting like God loving conservatives.
 
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|Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?  
 
|Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?  
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|And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.  
 
|And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.  
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|When God saw what they did, namely that they had repented from their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction that He had announced.
 
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