Jonah 1:12-14

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹² He said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will become calm ^[a]for you, for I know that ^(A)on account of me this great storm has come upon you.” ¹³ However, the men ^[b]rowed desperately to return to land but they could not, for the sea was becoming even stormier against them. ¹⁴ Then they called on the ^(B)Lord and said, “We earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life and do not put innocent blood on us; for ^(C)You, O Lord, have done as You have pleased.”