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10 Then the men became greatly fearful, and they said to him, “What is this you have done?” For the men knew that he was (A)fleeing from the presence of Yahweh because he had told them. 11 So they said to him, “What should we do to you that the sea may become quiet [a]for us?”—for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy. 12 So he said to them, “Lift me up and hurl me into the sea. Then the sea will become quiet [b]for you, for I know that (B)on account of me this great storm has come upon you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 1:11 Lit from upon us
  2. Jonah 1:12 Lit from upon you