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However, Adonai let loose over the sea a violent wind, which created such stormy conditions that the ship threatened to break to pieces. The sailors were frightened, and each cried out to his god. They threw the cargo overboard to make the ship easier for them to control.

Meanwhile, Yonah had gone down below into the hold, where he lay, fast asleep. The ship’s captain found him and said to him, “What do you mean by sleeping? Get up! Call on your god! Maybe the god will remember us, and we won’t die.”

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But (A)the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened (B)to break up. Then the mariners were afraid, and (C)each cried out to his god. And (D)they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. So the captain came and said to him, “What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, (E)call out to your god! (F)Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish.”

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Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.(A) All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.(B)

But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. The captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call(C) on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish.”(D)

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