“Come on!” the sailors said to each other. “Let’s cast lots.(A) Then we’ll know who is to blame for this trouble we’re in.” So they cast lots, and the lot singled out Jonah.(B) Then they said to him, “Tell us who is to blame for this trouble we’re in.(C) What is your business,(D) and where are you from? What is your country, and what people are you from?”

He answered them, “I’m a Hebrew.(E) I worship[a] the Lord,(F) the God of the heavens,(G) who made the sea(H) and the dry land.”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1:9 Or fear

Bible Gateway Recommends

CSB Apologetics Study Bible, Mahogany LeatherTouch
CSB Apologetics Study Bible, Mahogany LeatherTouch
Retail: $59.99
Our Price: $41.99
Save: $18.00 (30%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
CSB Kids Bible, Hardcover
CSB Kids Bible, Hardcover
Retail: $19.99
Our Price: $11.66
Save: $8.33 (42%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
CSB Rainbow Study Bible--LeatherTouch, navy (indexed)
CSB Rainbow Study Bible--LeatherTouch, navy (indexed)
Retail: $69.99
Our Price: $43.96
Save: $26.03 (37%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
CSB Tony Evans Study Bible, Burgundy Bonded Leather
CSB Tony Evans Study Bible, Burgundy Bonded Leather
Retail: $79.99
Our Price: $22.99
Save: $57.00 (71%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
CSB Men's Daily Bible, Hardcover
CSB Men's Daily Bible, Hardcover
Retail: $39.99
Our Price: $27.99
Save: $12.00 (30%)
3.0 of 5.0 stars