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Jonah 1:2

Nineveh
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1 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”

3 Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.

4 Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”
KJV
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
WEB
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”
ASV
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
DARBY
Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
BLB
“Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before My face!”
ÅB
Stå opp, gå til Ninive, den store stad, og tal for den! For deres ondskap er steget opp og er kommet for mitt åsyn.
OTB
“Stå opp, gå til den store byen Ninive og rop ut mot den,
for deres ondskap har kommet opp foran meg.”
B1930
Stå op, gå til Ninive, den store stad, og tal for den! For deres ondskap er steget op og er kommet for mitt åsyn.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 18:20–21

    Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,

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  • Genesis 10:11

    From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

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  • Nahum 1:1

    This is the burden against Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite:

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  • Isaiah 58:1

    “Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.

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  • Jonah 4:11

    So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”

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  • Jonah 3:2

    “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”

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  • Zephaniah 2:13–15

    And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert.

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  • Ezekiel 3:5–9

    For you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel—

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