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Jonah

A prophet runs from God's call to preach to Nineveh but learns about mercy when the city repents.

Chapter 2

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1
KJV: Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,
Geneva: Then Ionah prayed vnto the Lorde his God out of the fishes belly,
2
KJV: 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.
Geneva: And said, I cryed in mine affliction vnto the Lorde, and he heard me: out of the bellie of hell cryed I, and thou heardest my voyce.
3
KJV: For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
Geneva: For thou haddest cast me into the bottome in the middes of the sea, and the floods compassed me about: all thy surges, and all thy waues passed ouer me.
4
KJV: Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
Geneva: Then I saide, I am cast away out of thy sight: yet will I looke againe towarde thine holy Temple.
5
KJV: The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
Geneva: The waters compassed me about vnto the soule: the depth closed me rounde about, and the weedes were wrapt about mine head.
6
KJV: 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.
Geneva: I went downe to the bottome of the moutaines: the earth with her barres was about me for euer, yet hast thou brought vp my life from the pit, O Lorde my God.
7
KJV: When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
Geneva: When my soule fainted within me, I remembred the Lorde: and my prayer came vnto thee, into thine holy Temple.
8
KJV: They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Geneva: They that waite vpon lying vanities, forsake their owne mercie.
9
KJV: But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
Geneva: But I will sacrifice vnto thee with the voice of thankesgiuing, and will pay that that I haue vowed: saluation is of the Lorde.
10
KJV: And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
Geneva: And the Lorde spake vnto the fish, and it cast out Ionah vpon the dry lande.
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