Bible in Basic English
Then great was the men's fear of the Lord; and they made an offering to the Lord and took oaths to him.
And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.
— Jonah 1:16-1964, Bible in Basic English
“Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows. Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. ”
“Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows. And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. ”
“Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh, and made vows. Yahweh prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”
“The men feared the LORD greatly, and earnestly vowed to offer lavish sacrifices to the LORD. Jonah Prays(2:1) The LORD sent a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights.”
“And the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and sacrificed victims to the Lord, and made vows. ”
“Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows. Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. ”
And the men were working hard to get back to the land, but they were not able to do so: for the sea got rougher and rougher against them.
So, crying to the Lord, they said, Give ear to our prayer, O Lord, give ear, and do not let destruction overtake us because of this man's life; do not put on us the sin of taking life without cause: for you, O Lord, have done what seemed good to you.
So they took Jonah up and put him into the sea: and the sea was no longer angry.
Then great was the men's fear of the Lord; and they made an offering to the Lord and took oaths to him.
And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.