The evening world., 1889-06-29
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Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah,
the son of Amittai, saying,
Arise. go up to Nineveh, that great city,
and cry against it; for their wickedness is
come up before me-"
But Jonah rose up to flee into Parshish
from the presence of the Lord, and went
down TO Joppa; and he found q ship going
to Tharshish 30 he paid the fare thereof,
and went down into 1t, to go with them unto
Tharshish from the presence of the Lord.
But the Lord sent q great wind into the
soa, and there was q mighty tempest i'll the
sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
Then the mariners were afraid, and cried
every man unto his God, and cast forth the
wares that were in the ship into the sea to
tighten 1t of them. But Jonah was gone
down into the sides of the ship, and he lay
and was fast asleep.
So the shipmaSter came to him and said
unto him: What meanest thou, oh,
sleeper Arise, call upon thy God, if so be
that God will think upon us that we perish
not"
And they said every one to his fellow:
- Come and let us cast lots that We may
know for whose cause this evil IL upon rs"
So they cast lots and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Then said they unto him; Tell US, we
pray thee. for whose cause is this evil upon
us. What is thy occupation I and whence
contest thou? What is thy country ? and of
what people art thou 2"
And he said INTO them: " am a Hebrew,
and l fear the Lord, the God OF heaven,
which hath made the sea and the dry land"
Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and
said unto him: why haat thou done this!"
for the men knew that he fed from the pres
ence of the Lord. because he had told them.
Then said they unto him: "What shall we
do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto
usp" for the sea wrought and was tempestu-
Gus.
And he said unto them: Take me up and
cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be
calm unto you; for l know that for my sake
this great Tempest Is upon YOU"
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring
il to the land but they could not; for the sen
was wrought and was tempestuous against
them.
Wherefore they cried unto the Lord and
| said: We beseech thee, o Lord. We beseech
thee, let us not perish for this mans life, and
lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou,
o Lord, hast one rs IL pleased thee"
So they took up Jonah and cast him forth
into the sea and the sea ceased from her
raging; ,oox0d .,0 1oro oxooosuu
and offered q sacrifice unto the Lord and
made VOWS.
Now. the Lord had prepared n great fish to
swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the
belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God
out of the fsh's belly,
And said 81 cried by reason of my Attic
ton unto the Lord and he heard me; out of
the belly of hell cried l, and thou heardest
my voice.
For thou hadst cast me into the deep,
into the midst of the seas; and the floods
comprised me about; all thy pillows and thy
waves passed over me.
"Then l said: Il am cast out of thy sight;
yet / will look again toward thv holy temple.
1.-The waters comprised me about, even
20 the soul; the depth closed me round about,
the weeds we're wrapped about my head.
~ went down tothe bottom OF the noun.
tains; the earth with her bars we're about me
forever; yet hast thou wrought up my lite
from corruption, o Lord, my God.
when my soul tainted within me ! re.
membered the Lord; aud my prayer came in
unto thee. into thy holy temple.
'They that observe lying vanities forsake
their own mercies.
But l will sacrifice unto thee with the
voice of thanksgiving: / will pay that that
have vowed. Salvation Ii of the Lord"
And the Lord spake unto the fish aud il
vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.