Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:
And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah a second time, saying,
And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJonah — A reluctant prophet fleeing from Nineveh, a storm, a great fish, a repentant city, and a bush. The only prophet whose book is entirely narrative — and whose complaint against God's mercy is the book's real subject.
- Author
- The book is anonymous; Jonah son of Amittai is the subject (1:1; cf. 2 Kings 14:25)
- Date
- Jonah's historical ministry c. 8th c. BC under Jeroboam II; book's composition disputed