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THE HOLY BIBLE
Translated from the Latin Vulgate
Diligently Compared with the Hebrew, Greek,and Other Editions in Divers Languages
THE OLD TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Douay
A.D. 1609 & 1610
and
THE NEW TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Rheims
A.D. 1582
With Annotations
The Whole Revised and Diligently Compared withthe Latin Vulgate by Bishop Richard ChallonerA.D. 1749-1752
THE PROPHECY OF JONAS
JONAS prophesied in the reign of JEREBOAM the second: as we learn from 4Kings 14.25. To whom also he foretold his success in restoring all theborders of Israel. He was of GETH OPHER in the tribe of ZABULON, andconsequently of GALILEE: which confutes that assertion of the Pharisees,John 7.52, that no prophet ever rose out of GALILEE. He prophesied andprefigured in his own person the death and resurrection of CHRIST: andwas the only one among the prophets that was sent to preach to theGentiles.
Jonas Chapter 1
Jonas being sent to preach in Ninive, fleeth away by sea: a tempestriseth: of which he being found, by lot, to be the cause, is cast intothe sea, which thereupon is calmed.
1:1. Now the word of the Lord came to Jonas, the son of Amathi, saying:
1:2. Arise and go to Ninive, the great city, and preach in it: For thewickedness thereof is come up before me.
Nineve… The capital city of the Assyrian empire.
1:3. And Jonas rose up to flee into Tharsis from the face of the Lord,and he went down to Joppe, and found a ship going to Tharsis: and hepaid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tharsisfrom the face of the Lord,
Tharsis… Which some take to be Tharsus of Cilicia, others to be
Tartessus of Spain, others to be Carthage.
1:4. But the Lord sent a great wind to the sea: and a great tempest wasraised in the sea, and the ship was in danger to be broken.
1:5. And the mariners were afraid, and the men cried to their god: andthey cast forth the wares that were in the ship, into the sea, tolighten it of them: and Jonas went down into the inner part of the ship,and fell into a deep sleep.
A deep sleep… This is a lively image of the insensibility of sinners,fleeing from God, and threatened on every side with his judgments: andyet sleeping as if they were secure.
1:6. And the ship master came to him and said to him: Why art thou fastasleep? rise up call upon thy God, if so be that God will think of usthat we may not perish.
1:7. And they said every one to his fellow: Come and let us cast lots,that we may know why this evil is upon us. And they cast lots, and thelot fell upon Jonas.
1:8. And they said to him: Tell us for what cause this evil is upon us,what is thy business? of what country art thou? and whither goest thou?or of what people art thou?
1:9. And he said to them: I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, and theGod of heaven, who made both the sea and the dry land.
1:10. And the men