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Jonah 1:11

9 “I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”

10 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.

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.”

13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.

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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.

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BSB
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?”
KJV
Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
WEB
Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy.
ASV
Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
DARBY
And they said unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
BLB
And they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may become quiet around us?” For the sea was going on and raging.
ÅB
Og de sa til ham: Hva skal vi gjøre med deg, for at havet kan legge seg for oss? For havet ble mere og mere opprørt.
OTB
Havet ble stadig mer opprørt. Så de spurte ham, “Hva skal vi gjøre med deg for at havet skal bli rolig for oss?”
B1930
Og de sa til ham: Hvad skal vi gjøre med dig, forat havet kan legge sig for oss? For havet blev mere og mere oprørt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 6:2–3

    the Philistines summoned the priests and diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how to send it back to its place.”

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  • Micah 6:6–7

    With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

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  • 2 Samuel 21:1–6

    During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.”

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  • 2 Samuel 24:11–13

    When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:

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