The Storm at Sea

But (A)the Lord [a]sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up.

Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten [b]the load. But Jonah had gone down (B)into the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep.

So the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, (C)call on your God; (D)perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 1:4 Lit. hurled
  2. Jonah 1:5 Lit. from upon them

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