Bible Quotes About Raising Children

¶ Jonah Tries to Run from the Lord The LORD’s message came to Jonah son of Amittai,

Jonah 1:1

So they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped raging.

Jonah 1:15

Then the LORD commanded the fish and it disgorged Jonah on dry land.

Jonah 2:10

The People of Nineveh Respond to Jonah’s Warning The LORD’s message came to Jonah a second time,

Jonah 3:1

The LORD God appointed a little plant and caused it to grow up over Jonah to be a shade over his head to rescue him from his misery. Now Jonah was very delighted about the little plant.

Jonah 4:6

So they cried out to the LORD,“Oh, please, LORD, don’t let us die on account of this man! Don’t hold us guilty of shedding innocent blood. After all, you, LORD, have done just as you pleased.”

Jonah 1:14

He issued a proclamation and said,“In Nineveh, by the decree of the king and his nobles: No human or animal, cattle or sheep, is to taste anything; they must not eat and they must not drink water.

Jonah 3:7

Every person and animal must put on sackcloth and must cry earnestly to God, and everyone must turn from their evil way of living and from the violence that they do.

Jonah 3:8

The sailors said to one another,“Come on, let’s cast lots to find out whose fault it is that this disaster has overtaken us.” So they cast lots, and Jonah was singled out.

Jonah 1:7

The LORD said,“You were upset about this little plant, something for which you have not worked nor did you do anything to make it grow. It grew up overnight and died the next day.

Jonah 4:10