- 1 Jonah 1 1 Jonah 1 (16 verses in the MT) opens: Now the word of YHWH came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, The middle of the chapter continues: And he said to them, I an Hebrew; and I fear YHWH, the God of heaven, which has made the sea and the dry . It closes: Then the men feared YHWH exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to YHWH, and made vows.
- 2 Jonah 2 2 Jonah 2 (11 verses in the MT) opens: Now YHWH had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. The middle of the chapter continues: The waters compassed me about, to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. It closes: And YHWH spake to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry .
- 3 Jonah 3 3 Jonah 3 (10 verses in the MT) opens: And the word of YHWH came to Jonah the second time, saying, The middle of the chapter continues: For word came to the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. It closes: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do to them; and he did not.
- 4 Jonah 4 4 Jonah 4 (11 verses in the MT) opens: But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. The middle of the chapter continues: And YHWH God prepared a gourd, and made to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd. It closes: And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and much cattle?