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Jonah 1:4-9
New American Standard Bible
Jonah 1:4-9
New American Standard Bible
4 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. 5 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. 6 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.”
7 And each man said to his mate, “Come, let’s (F)cast lots so that we may [e]find out on whose account this catastrophe has struck us.” So they cast lots, and the (G)lot fell on Jonah. 8 Then they said to him, “(H)Tell us, now! On whose account has this catastrophe struck us? What is your (I)occupation, and where do you come from? What is your country, and from what people are you?” 9 So he said to them, “I am a (J)Hebrew, and I (K)fear the Lord (L)God of heaven who (M)made the sea and the dry land.”
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Jonah 1:4-9
New Living Translation
Jonah 1:4-9
New Living Translation
4 But the Lord hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart. 5 Fearing for their lives, the desperate sailors shouted to their gods for help and threw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship.
But all this time Jonah was sound asleep down in the hold. 6 So the captain went down after him. “How can you sleep at a time like this?” he shouted. “Get up and pray to your god! Maybe he will pay attention to us and spare our lives.”
7 Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit. 8 “Why has this awful storm come down on us?” they demanded. “Who are you? What is your line of work? What country are you from? What is your nationality?”
9 Jonah answered, “I am a Hebrew, and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land.”
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Jonah 1:4-9
New International Version
Jonah 1:4-9
New International Version
4 Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.(A) 5 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. 6 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)
7 Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.”(E) They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.(F) 8 So they asked him, “Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?”
9 He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord,(G) the God of heaven,(H) who made the sea(I) and the dry land.(J)”
Jonah 1:4-9
King James Version
Jonah 1:4-9
King James Version
4 But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
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