1 God spoke to Jonah. ️♂️ 2 God said, “Get up. Go to Nineveh, a big city. Tell them to stop doing bad.” ️✋ 3 Jonah did not go to Nineveh. He ran away to Tarshish. He went to Joppa, found a boat, paid, and got on to run from God. ♂️⛵ 4 God sent a big wind. A big storm hit the sea. The boat was close to breaking. ️⛵⚡ 5 The sailors were very afraid. They prayed to their gods. They threw boxes off the boat to make it light. But Jonah went down and slept. 6 The boss of the boat woke Jonah and said, “Get up! Pray to your God! Maybe He will save us!” ✈️⏰ 7 The men said, “Let us do a pick game to see who caused this.” They did it, and it picked Jonah. ➡️♂️ 8 They asked Jonah, “Why is this storm on us? What do you do? Where are you from? Who are your people?” ❓ 9 Jonah said, “I am from God’s people. I love and fear God. He made the sky, the sea, and the land.” 10 The men were very, very afraid. They said, “What have you done?” Jonah had told them he ran from God. ⚠️ 11 They asked, “What should we do to you so the sea will be calm for us?” The storm got worse and worse. 12 Jonah said, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm. The storm is my fault.” ➡️✋ 13 The men tried to paddle to land. They tried very hard, but they could not. The storm got worse. ♂️ 14 They prayed to God, “God, please do not let us die. Please do not blame us. You do what You want.” ️ 15 They picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea. The storm stopped. ➡️♂️⛵️ 16 The men feared God a lot and loved Him. They gave gifts to God and made promises. 17 God sent a big fish. The fish swallowed Jonah. He was inside for three days and three nights. ⏳3️⃣