Jonah 1:10-17
New American Standard Bible
10 Then the men became extremely afraid, and they said to him, “[a]How could you do this?” For the men knew that he was (A)fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them. 11 So they said to him, “What should we do to you so that the sea will become calm [b]for us?”—for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy. 12 And he said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea. Then the sea will become calm [c]for you, because I know that (B)on account of me this great storm has come upon you.” 13 However, the men [d]rowed desperately to return to land, but they could not, because the sea was becoming even stormier against them. 14 Then they cried out to the (C)Lord and said, “We earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life, and do not put innocent blood on us; for (D)You, Lord, have done as You pleased.”
15 So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea (E)stopped its raging. 16 Then the men became extremely afraid of the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made (F)vows.
17 [e]And the Lord designated a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the (G)stomach of the fish for three days and three nights.
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- Jonah 1:10 Lit What is this you have done
- Jonah 1:11 Lit from upon us
- Jonah 1:12 Lit from upon you
- Jonah 1:13 Lit dug their oars into the water
- Jonah 1:17 Ch 2:1 in Heb
Jonah 1:10-17
International Standard Version
10 In mounting terror, the men asked him, “What have you done?” The men were aware that he was fleeing from the Lord, because he had admitted this to them.
Jonah is Thrown Overboard
11 Because the sea was growing more and more stormy, they asked him, “What do we have to do to you so the sea will calm down for us?”
12 Jonah[a] told them, “Pick me up and toss me into the sea. Then the sea will calm down for you, because I know that it’s my fault that this mighty storm has come[b] upon you.” 13 Even so, the crewmen rowed hard to bring the ship toward dry land, but they were unsuccessful, because the sea was growing more and more stormy.
14 At last they cried out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, do not let us perish because of this man’s life, and do not hold us responsible for innocent blood, because you, Lord, have done what pleased you.” 15 So they picked up Jonah and tossed him into the sea, and the sea stopped raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord greatly, offered a sacrifice to the Lord, and made vows.
17 [c]Now the Lord had prepared a large sea creature[d] to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the sea creature for three days and three nights.
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- Jonah 1:12 Lit. He
- Jonah 1:12 The Heb. lacks has come
- Jonah 1:17 This vs. is 2:1 in MT
- Jonah 1:17 Lit. fish, and so throughout the book
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