Jonah 1:10-12

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^9-10 And he said, “I am a Jew;^[a] I worship Jehovah, the God of heaven, who made the earth and sea.” Then he told them he was running away from the Lord.

The men were terribly frightened when they heard this. “Oh, why did you do it?” they shouted. ¹¹ “What should we do to you to stop the storm?” For it was getting worse and worse.

¹² “Throw me out into the sea,” he said, “and it will become calm again. For I know this terrible storm has come because of me.”