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.”