'Take me up and throw me into the sea then the storm will cease and the waters will be calm for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.'īut the men were not willing to throw Jonah into the sea.

'What shall we do to you, that the storm may cease?' Then Jonah told them the whole story, how he came from the land of Israel, and that he had fled away from the presence of the Lord. 'Tell us, who are you? From what country do you come? What is your business? To what people do you belong? Why have you brought all this trouble upon us?' Then they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 'There is some man on this ship who has brought upon us this trouble. Perhaps He will hear you and save our lives.'īut the storm continued to rage around the ship and they said:

'What do you mean by sleeping in such a time as this? Awake, rise up, and call upon your God. Jonah was now lying fast asleep, and the ship's captain came to him, and said: The sailors threw overboard everything on the ship and when they could do no more, every man prayed to his god to save the ship and themselves. He went down to Joppa and took a ship for Tarshish.īut the Lord saw Jonah on the ship and the Lord sent a great storm upon the sea, so that the ship seemed as though it would go to pieces. So Jonah tried to go away from the city where God had sent him. He wished Nineveh to die in its sins, and not to turn to God and live. 'Go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it for its wickedness rises up before me.'īut Jonah did not wish to preach to the people of Nineveh for they were the enemies of his land, the land of Israel. The Wonder Book of Bible Stories - Logan MarshallAt this time another prophet, named Jonah, was giving the word of the Lord to the Israelites.

Jonah and the whale