The holy bible book 32 jonah kjv dramatized audio by tmantz625. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful. Jonah by zhingoora bible series available from rakuten kobo. The book of jonah is narrative history and a prophetic oracle. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. This is the original 1611 king james bible version, which has its 400th year anniversary this year the bible world pr. We know there have been incidents when you desperately wanted to read the holy. Now the word of the lord came unto jonah the son of amittai, saying, jonah 1.
Go to the great city of nineveh and preach against it, because its. The above summary details the bible people and summary of important events which occur in the douay rheims version of the catholic bible scriptures of the book of jonah. The holy bible book 22 song of songs kjv dramatized audio by tmantz625. King james bible dramatized audio mylordjesuschristkjv. God calls jonah to proclaim judgment to nineveh, but jonah resists and attempts to flee so he doesnt have to complete his holy mission.
The book of jonah is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible. Both the septuagint and the latin vulgate ascribe the same name. Book of jonah read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Read now now you can never miss reading your bible and your favorite passages, chapters, books of the bible any time. Now the word of the lord came unto jonah the son of. The book of jonah tells the story of a hebrew prophet named jonah ben amittai. Many critics however want to lower the book of jonah to an allegory, a parable or a legend because of the miracles described in it especially the appearing of the great fish devouring jonah. Watch our overview video on the book of jonah, which breaks down the literary. Prophet jonah runs away, jonah in the belly of the fish, prays, obeys god, nineveh, bottlegourd, mercy. And the lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out jonah upon the dry land. The book of jonah is the fifth book in the christian canons and the jewish tanakh. This is a summary on the biblical account of the jonah and the big fish. Now the word of the lord came to jonah the son of amittai, saying, arise, go to nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me. But jonah rose to flee to tarshish from the presence of the lord.
Set in the reign of jeroboam ii 786746 bc, it was probably written in the postexilic period, some time between the late 5th to early 4th century bc. We know there have been incidents when you desperately wanted to. It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to. The prophetic significance of this book not only lies in the short message in nineveh but also in the entire history of jonah described in his book. Unfortunately, many christians thoughtlessly cast aspersions upon this important book in the canon of scripture without realizing that they are playing into the hands of the critics and innocently becoming the dupes of the skeptics. Jonah micah nahum habakkuk zephaniah haggai zechariah malachi. Even with very slow internet, lack of memory and space in the phone memory card, you can still read your beloved books of the holy bible. Jonah mosaic in aquileia cathedralmosaic of the biblical story of jonah. Scripture, also called sacred scripture, the revered texts, or holy writ, of the. Book of jonah, the fifth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor. The book of jonah from the holy bible new international version niv book 32 please note we have increased the volume and the pitch of the audio for a clearer sound, so this speed and. Now he obeys and goes to nineveh, the capital of israels ancient enemy.
During this time, an important event happened to israel. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. People of the roman catholic faith can this useful short summary of these bible scriptures for an online catholic bible study course or biblical studies. He went down to joppa and found a ship going to tarshish. The most popular bible verses from jonah found 48 verses jonah 1. This is because the story is not very favourable towards jonah. Title following the lead of the hebrew masoretic text mt, the title of the book is derived from the principal character, jonah meaning dove, the son of amittai. I have heard about the many evil things the people are doing there. Oct 20, 2015 the book of jonah from the holy bible new international version niv book 32 please note we have increased the volume and the pitch of the audio for a clearer sound, so this speed and. Chapter 3 is from the holy bible, new international version. Book of jonah, the fifth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the. Unlike other old testament prophetic books, jonah is not a collection of the prophets oracles but primarily a narrative about the man. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan.
So go there and tell them to stop doing such evil things. Full text in english of the book of jonah my jewish learning. Jonah flees from the lord the word of the lord came to jonah son of amittai. Jonah 1, new international version niv the bible app. Ostensibly, it records the sayings of micah, whose name is mikayahu hebrew. The book of jonah is a subversive story about a rebellious prophet who despises his god for loving his enemies. The book of micah is the sixth of the twelve minor prophets in the hebrew bible old testament. I remembered you, lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy.
Jonah 1 niv jonah flees from the lord the word of bible. Unfortunately, many christians thoughtlessly cast aspersions upon this important book in the canon of scripture without realizing that they are playing into the hands of the critics and innocently becoming the dupes of. Jonah 1 kjv now the word of the lord came unto bible. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth 1 samuel 2 samuel 1 kings 2 kings 1 chronicles.
The late nahum sarna was professor emeritus of biblical studies at brandeis university. The holy bible book 43 john kjv dramatized audio duration. Jonah was a prophet in the land of israel about 800750 bc. Go to the great city of nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me. Matthew mark luke john acts romans 1 corinthians 2 corinthians galatians ephesians philippians colossians 1 thessalonians 2 thessalonians 1 timothy 2 timothy titus philemon hebrews james 1 peter 2 peter 1 john 2 john 3 john jude revelation. It is one of trei asar the twelve prophets in the tanakh. The holy bible book 32 jonah kjv dramatized audio youtube. In view of its many similarities with the narratives about elijah and elisha, however, it may come from the same prophetic circles that originally composed.
Now nineveh was an enormous city 5 it required three days to walk through it. Book of jonah, the fifth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, embraced in a single book, the twelve, in the jewish canon. Jonah is the fifth of the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve in hebrew scripture. The nwt study bible is complete with cross references, maps, and an accurate bible dictionary.
The book of jonah summary online bible nwt american. This english translation is reprinted with permission from tanakh. It was not an uncommon ot practice, however, to write in the third person e. Now the word of the lord came to jonah son of amittai, saying amp. It concerns a disobedient prophet who rejected his divine commission, was cast overboard in a storm and swallowed by a great fish, rescued in a marvelous manner, and returned to his starting point. He goes to joppa and boards a ship bound for tarshish. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. Throughout the book, jonah is repeatedly referred to in the third person, causing some to search for another author. Furthermore, the autobiographical information revealed within its pages clearly points to jonah as the author. It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to prophesy the destruction of nineveh but tries to escape the divine mission. The latter prophets follow psalms and the wisdom books in the greek septuagint, as well as our christian old testament of the bible.
The purpose of this book is to show that god is a merciful and gracious god. Early christian tradition compared the resurrection of jesus christ on the third day in the tomb to jonah s three days in the belly of the whale matthew 12. The niv bible was produced by more than one hundred scholars working from the best available hebrew, aramaic, and greek texts. Jonah bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. No writer in the bible tells such a bad story about himself. Though the book does not identify its author, tradition has ascribed it to the prophet himself, jonah son of amittai, from gath hepher 2ki 14.
People of the roman catholic faith can this useful short summary of these bible scriptures. The book of jonah niv audio holy bible high quality. Intro to jonah biblica the international bible society. The book of jonah niv audio holy bible high quality and. The book of jonah is one of the key readings in judaism during yom kippur, the day of atonement, which occurs on the tenth day of tishri following rosh hashanah, generally in september or early october. Bible versions in 1967, the new york bible society now biblica generously undertook the financial sponsorship of creating a contemporary english translation of the bible. The book of the twelve prophets was originally on one. Now nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days journey. Jonah is identified as a prophet and servant of god during the reign of king jeroboam ii of israel 2 kings 14. Jonah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Book of jonah overview insight for living ministries.
Though the book does not identify its author, tradition has ascribed it to the prophet himself, jonah son of amittai. It was republished in bible history daily on september 20, 2015. Key personalities include jonah, the captain and the ships crew and the people of nineveh. This is the holy book of jonah, known simply as jonah. The book is named after its principal character, whose name means dove. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible.
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