Jonah
Jonah 1:1–2
1Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, 2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jonah 1:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the word | דְּבַר־ | də·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| came | וַֽיְהִי֙ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Jonah | יוֹנָ֥ה | yō·w·nāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3124 Jonah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Amittai | אֲמִתַּ֖י | ’ă·mit·tay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H573 Amittai |
| saying | לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
Jonah 1:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get up | ק֠וּם | qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| Go | לֵ֧ךְ | lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the great | הַגְּדוֹלָ֖ה | hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| city | הָעִ֥יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| of Nineveh | נִֽינְוֵ֛ה | nî·nə·wêh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5210 Nineveh |
| and preach | וּקְרָ֣א | ū·qə·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| against it | עָלֶ֑יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| its wickedness | רָעָתָ֖ם | rā·‘ā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| has come up | עָלְתָ֥ה | ‘ā·lə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| before Me | לְפָנָֽי׃ | lə·p̄ā·nāy | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jonah 1:1 Luke 11:32 · Luke 11:29–30 · 2 Kings 14:25 · Matthew 16:4 · Matthew 12:39–41
Jonah 1:2 Genesis 18:20–21 · Genesis 10:11 · Isaiah 58:1 · Nahum 1:1 · Jonah 4:11 · Zephaniah 2:13–15 · Jonah 3:2 · Jeremiah 1:7–10 · Ezekiel 3:5–9 · Revelation 18:5 · 2 Kings 19:36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.