Focused Passage

Jonah 1:4-6

The Prophet Flees and the LORD Pursues

From divine commission, to prophetic flight, to storm-driven exposure, to reluctant confession, to Gentile fear of the LORD, to merciful preservation through the appointed fish.

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

5The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

6The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”

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Verse 4

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Then the LORDוַֽיהוָ֗הH3068Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularhurledהֵטִ֤ילH2904Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singulara greatגְּדוֹלָה֙H1419Adjective - feminine singularwindרֽוּחַ־H7307Noun - common singularuponאֶל־H413Prepositionthe seaהַיָּ֔םH3220Article | Noun - masculine singularand such a violentגָּד֖וֹלH1419Adjective - masculine singularstormסַֽעַר־H5591Noun - masculine singulararoseוַיְהִ֥יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-בַּיָּ֑םH3220Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthat the shipוְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הH591Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularwas in dangerחִשְּׁבָ֖הH2803Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singularof breaking apartלְהִשָּׁבֵֽר׃H7665Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Verse 5

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The sailorsהַמַּלָּחִ֗יםH4419Article | Noun - masculine pluralwere afraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּH3372Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland eachאִ֣ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularcried outוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮H2199Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionhis own godאֱלֹהָיו֒H430Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularAnd they threwוַיָּטִ֨לוּH2904Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe ship’sבָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙H591Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularcargoהַכֵּלִ֜יםH3627Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relativeintoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe seaהַיָּ֔םH3220Article | Noun - masculine singularto lightenלְהָקֵ֖לH7043Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructthe loadמֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֑םH5921Preposition-m | third person masculine pluralBut Jonahוְיוֹנָ֗הH3124Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularhad gone downיָרַד֙H3381Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe lowest partיַרְכְּתֵ֣יH3411Noun - feminine dual constructof the vesselהַסְּפִינָ֔הH5600Article | Noun - feminine singularwhere he lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בH7901Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand fell into a deep sleepוַיֵּרָדַֽם׃H7290Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 6

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The captainרַ֣בH7227Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַחֹבֵ֔לH2259Article | Noun - masculine singularapproachedוַיִּקְרַ֤בH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhimאֵלָיו֙H413Preposition | third person masculine singularand saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularHowמַה־H4100Interrogativecan youלְּךָ֣Preposition | second person masculine singularsleepנִרְדָּ֑םH7290Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularGet upק֚וּםH6965Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular[and] callקְרָ֣אH7121Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularuponאֶל־H413Prepositionyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularPerhapsאוּלַ֞יH194Adverbthis Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםH430Article | Noun - masculine pluralwill considerיִתְעַשֵּׁ֧תH6245Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singularusלָ֖נוּPreposition | first person common pluralso thatוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlewe may not perishנֹאבֵֽד׃H6Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural

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