Jonah 1:12-14

Contemporary English Version

¹² Jonah told them, “Throw me into the sea, and it will calm down. I'm the cause of this terrible storm.”

¹³ The sailors tried their best to row to the shore. But they could not do it, and the storm kept getting worse every minute. ¹⁴ So they prayed to the Lord, “Please don't let us drown for taking this man's life. Don't hold us guilty for killing an innocent man. All of this happened because you wanted it to.”