The One Year Bible KJV (346 page)
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Authors: Tyndale
1
 Now the word of the L
ORD
came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2
 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
3
 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the L
ORD
, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the L
ORD
.
4
 But the L
ORD
sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
5
 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 lighten
it
of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
6
 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
7
 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil
is
upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
8
 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil
is
upon us; What
is
thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what
is
thy country? and of what people
art
thou?
9
 And he said unto them, I
am
an Hebrew; and I fear the L
ORD
, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry
land.
10
 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the L
ORD
, because he had told them.
11
 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
12
 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest
is
upon you.
13
 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring
it
to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
14
 Wherefore they cried unto the L
ORD
, and said, We beseech thee, O L
ORD
, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O L
ORD
, hast done as it pleased thee.
15
 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
16
 Then the men feared the L
ORD
exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the L
ORD
, and made vows.
17
 Now the L
ORD
had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
2:
1
 Then Jonah prayed unto the L
ORD
his God out of the fish's belly,
2
 and said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the L
ORD
, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I,
and
thou heardest my voice.
3
 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.
4
 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
5
 The waters compassed me about,
even
to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
6
 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 L
ORD
my God.
7
 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the L
ORD
: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
8
 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
9
 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay
that
that I have vowed. Salvation
is
of the L
ORD
.
10
 And the L
ORD
spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry
land.
3:
1
 And the word of the L
ORD
came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
2
 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
3
 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the L
ORD
. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.
4
 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
5
 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
6
 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered
him
with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
7
 And he caused
it
to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
8
 but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that
is
in their hands.
9
 Who can tell
if
God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
10
 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did
it
not.
4:
1
 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
2
 And he prayed unto the L
ORD
, and said, I pray thee, O L
ORD
,
was
not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou
art
a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
3
 Therefore now, O L
ORD
, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for
it is
better for me to die than to live.
4
 Then said the L
ORD
, Doest thou well to be angry?
5
 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
6
 And the L
ORD
God prepared a gourd, and made
it
to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
7
 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
8
 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said,
It is
better for me to die than to live.
9
 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd?
And he said, I do well to be angry,
even
unto death.
10
 Then said the L
ORD
, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:
11
 and should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and
also
much cattle?
1
 And I [John] saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
2
 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
3
 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
4
 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
5
 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
6
 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
7
 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
8
 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four
and
twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
9
 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
10
 and hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
11
 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
12
 saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
13
 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power,
be
unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
14
 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four
and
twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
A Song of degrees of David.
1
 Behold, how good and how pleasant
it is
for brethren to dwell together in unity!
2
Â
It is
like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard,
even
Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
3
 As the dew of Hermon,
and as the dew
that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the L
ORD
commanded the blessing,
even
life for evermore.
26
 Many seek the ruler's favour; but
every
man's judgment
cometh
from the L
ORD
.
27
 An unjust man
is
an abomination to the just: and
he that is
upright in the way
is
abomination to the wicked.