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Jonah 1:11

9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

10 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.

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.

12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

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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

    And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place.

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  • Micah 6:6–7

    Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

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  • 2 Samuel 21:1–6

    Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.

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  • 2 Samuel 24:11–13

    For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,

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