Jonah 1:1

King James Version (KJV)

Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Translations

Jonah 1:1 - Amplified Bible

NOW THE word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

Jonah 1:1 - American Standard Version

Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Jonah 1:1 - Bible in Basic English

And the word of the Lord came to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying,

Jonah 1:1 - Darby Bible

And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Jonah 1:1 - English Standard Version

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Jonah 1:1 - King James Version

Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Jonah 1:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

Vino palabra del SEÑOR a Jonás, hijo de Amitai, diciendo:

Jonah 1:1 - The Message

One day long ago, God’s Word came to Jonah, Amittai’s son: "Up on your feet and on your way to the big city of Nineveh! Preach to them. They’re in a bad way and I can’t ignore it any longer."

Jonah 1:1 - New American Standard Bible

The word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying,

Jonah 1:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

La palabra del SEÑOR vino a Jonás, hijo de Amitai:

Jonah 1:1 - World English Bible

Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Jonah 1:1 - Young's Living Translation

And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah son of Amittai, saying:

Jonah 1:1 - Additional Comments

It appears the book of Jonah was written long after this took place, because in 3:3 it says that Nineveh "was" a great city.
Jonah was a native of Gath-hepher (2 Kings 14:25), which was west of the Sea of Galilee (Josh 19:10-13). He lived during the reign of Jeroboam II (790-749 BC), who was an evil king, but he helped recover some of Israel's lost territory (2 Kings 14:25).

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