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Jonah 1:9

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

He told them, 'I'm Hebrew, and I worship the Lord — the God of heaven who made the ocean and all the land.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jonah finally owned up to who he was and who his God was, even in the middle of his mess.

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