¹⁰ Then the men were greatly afraid,^[a] and they said to him, “What is this you have done?” because they^[b] knew that he was fleeing from the presence of^[c] Yahweh (because he had told them). ¹¹ So they said to him, “What shall we do to you so that the sea may quiet down for us?” because the sea was growing more and more tempestuous.^{[d] 12} And he said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea so that the sea may quiet down for you, because I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you all.” ¹³ But the men rowed hard to bring the ship^[e] back to the dry land, and they could not do so because the sea was growing more and more tempestuous^[f] against them. ¹⁴ So they cried out to Yahweh, and they said, “O Yahweh! Please do not let us perish because of this man’s life, and do not make us guilty of innocent blood,^[g] because you, O Yahweh, did what you wanted.” ¹⁵ And they picked Jonah up and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. ¹⁶ So the men feared Yahweh greatly,^[h] and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made^[i] vows.

Jonah Is Swallowed by a Fish and Prays to Yahweh

^17 [j] And Yahweh provided a large fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.