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Found 17 Verses (from 11)

Jonah 1:14

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Then they cried out to the LORD, "Please, LORD, do not let us die for taking this man's life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, LORD, have done as you pleased." NIV

Therefore they cried to the Lord, We beseech You, O Lord, we beseech You, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as it pleased You. AMP

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. KJV

Jonah 1:8

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So they asked him, "Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?" NIV

Then they said to him, Tell us, we pray you, on whose account has this evil come upon us? What is your occupation? Where did you come from? And what is your country and nationality? AMP

Then 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? KJV

Jonah 1:13

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Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before. NIV

Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring the ship to the land, but they could not, for the sea became more and more violent against them. AMP

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

Jonah 1:16

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At this the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to him. NIV

Then the men [reverently and worshipfully] feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows. AMP

Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows. KJV

Jonah 1:15

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Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. NIV

So they took up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. AMP

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

Jonah 1:3

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But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD. NIV

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from being in the presence of the Lord [as His prophet] and went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish [the most remote of the Phoenician trading places then known]. So he paid the appointed fare and went down into the ship to go with them to Tarshish from being in the presence of the Lord [as His servant and minister]. [Gen. 4:16; Job 1:12; 2:7.] AMP

But 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. KJV

Jonah 1:2

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"Go to the great city Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me." NIV

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me. [Gen. 10:11, 12.] AMP

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