Praise God in heaven! God's love never fails.
When I heard this, I sat down and cried. Then for several days, I mourned; I went without eating to show my sorrow, and I prayed:
The king asked, “What do you want me to do?” I prayed to the God who rules from heaven.
Our God is in the heavens, doing as he chooses.
Our LORD and our God, I turn my eyes to you, on your throne in heaven.
Then he said, “Pray that the God who rules from heaven will be merciful and explain this mystery, so that we and the others won't be put to death.”
Jonah answered, “I'm a Hebrew, and I worship the LORD God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”
At that same moment there was a terrible earthquake that destroyed a tenth of the city. Seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were frightened and praised the God who rules in heaven.