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Jonah 1:6

Jonah 1:6 captain H7227 H2259 came H7126 (H8799) said H559 (H8799) sleeper H7290 (H8737) Arise H6965 (H8798) call H7121 (H8798) God H430 God H430 consider H6245 (H8691) perish H6 (H8799)

What - Isaiah 3:15; Ezekiel 18:2; Acts 21:13; Romans 13:11; Ephesians 5:14

arise - Psalms 78:34, Psalms 107:6, Psalms 107:12-13, Psalms 107:18-20, Psalms 107:28-29; Jeremiah 2:27-28; Mark 4:37-41

if - Jonah 3:9; 2 Samuel 12:22; Esther 4:16; Joel 2:11; Amos 5:15

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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