However, the (A)Lord hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea, so that the ship was about to [a]break up. Then the sailors became afraid and every man cried out to (B)his [b]god, and they (C)hurled the [c]cargo which was in the ship into the sea to lighten it [d]for them. But Jonah had gone below into the stern of the ship, had lain down, and fallen sound asleep. So the captain approached him and said, “How is it that you are sleeping? Get up, (D)call on your god! Perhaps your (E)god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 1:4 Lit be broken
  2. Jonah 1:5 Or gods
  3. Jonah 1:5 Lit vessels
  4. Jonah 1:5 Lit from upon them

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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