Jonah 1:5-7

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁵ The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his god.^(A) They threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load.^(B) Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel and had stretched out and fallen into a deep sleep.^(C)

⁶ The captain approached him and said, “What are you doing sound asleep? Get up! Call to your god.^[a](D) Maybe this god will consider us,^(E) and we won’t perish.”

⁷ “Come on!” the sailors said to each other. “Let’s cast lots.^(F) Then we’ll know who is to blame for this trouble we’re in.” So they cast lots, and the lot singled out Jonah.^(G)