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Jonah 1:8-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jonah 1:8-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 Then they said to him, “Tell us who is to blame for this trouble we’re in.(A) What is your business(B) and where are you from? What is your country and what people are you from?”
9 He answered them, “I’m a Hebrew.(C) I worship[a] Yahweh,(D) the God of the heavens,(E) who made the sea(F) and the dry land.”
10 Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What is this you’ve done?” The men knew he was fleeing from the Lord’s presence,(G) because he had told them. 11 So they said to him, “What should we do to you to calm this sea that’s against us?” For the sea was getting worse and worse.
12 He answered them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea[b] so it may quiet down for you, for I know that I’m to blame(H) for this violent storm that is against you.”
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- Jonah 1:9 Or fear
- Jonah 1:12 Lit sea that’s against you
Jonah 1:8-12
New International Version
Jonah 1:8-12
New International Version
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,(A) the God of heaven,(B) who made the sea(C) and the dry land.(D)”
10 This terrified them and they asked, “What have you done?” (They knew he was running away from the Lord, because he had already told them so.)
11 The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?”
12 “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.”(E)
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