Jonah 1:10
8 “Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”
9 “I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”
Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
11 Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?”
12 “Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
- KJV
- Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
- WEB
- Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “What have you done?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
- ASV
- Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this that thou hast done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Jehovah, because he had told them.
- DARBY
- Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this thou hast done? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of Jehovah: for he had told them.
- BLB
- And the men feared with great fear, and they said to him: “What [is] this you have done?” For the men knew that he was fleeing away from the face of YHWH, because he had told them.
- ÅB
- Da ble mennene grepet av en stor frykt, og de sa til ham: Hvorfor har du gjort dette? For de visste at han flyktet fra Herrens åsyn; det hadde han fortalt dem.
- OTB
- Dette skremte dem, og de spurte, “Hva har du gjort?” For de visste at han flyktet fra Herrens åsyn, fordi han hadde fortalt dem det.
- B1930
- Da blev mennene grepet av en stor frykt, og de sa til ham: Hvorfor har du gjort dette? For de visste at han flydde fra Herrens åsyn; det hadde han fortalt dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jonah 1:3
Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
Read in contextJob 27:22
It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
Read in contextJoshua 7:25
“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.
Read in contextJohn 19:8
When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,
Read in contextDaniel 5:6–9
his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
Read in context2 Samuel 24:3
But Joab replied to the king, “May the LORD your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?”
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