1 The word of Yahweh came to Jonah, son of Amittai,
2 "Go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach against it, because I have known its wickedness."
3 But Jonah decided to flee from Yahweh and go to Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, found a ship bound for Tarshish, and paid the fare. Then he boarded it and went into the hold of the ship, journeying with them to Tarshish, far away from Yahweh.
4 Yahweh stirred up a storm wind on the sea, so there was a sea tempest, which threatened to destroy the ship.
5 The sailors took fright, and each cried out to his own god. To lighten the ship, they threw its cargo into the sea.
6 Meanwhile Jonah had gone into the hold of the ship, where he lay fast asleep. The captain came upon him and said, "How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god. Perhaps he will be mindful of us and will not allow us to die here."
7 The sailors said to each other, "Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this disaster." So they did, and the lot fell on Jonah.
8 They questioned him, "So you are responsible for this evil that has come upon us? Tell us where you are from. What is your country, your nationality?"
9 And Jonah told them his story, "I am a Hebrew and I worship Yahweh, God of heaven who made the sea and the land..."
10 As they knew that he was fleeing from Yahweh, the sailors were seized with great fear and said to him, "What a terrible thing have you done!"
11 "What shall we do with you now to make the sea calm down?" The sea was growing more and more agitated.
12 He said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea. It will quiet down, for I know it is because of me that this storm has come."
13 The sailors, however, still did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea had grown much rougher than before.
14 Then they called on Yahweh, "O Yahweh, do not let us perish for taking this man's life. Do not hold us guilty of shedding innocent blood. For you, Yahweh, have done this as you have thought right."
15 They took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm again.
16 At this the men were seized with great fear of Yahweh. They offered a sacrifice to Yahweh 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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