Jonah 1:14

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.

So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”

15 At this, they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.

16 Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.

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
So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”
KJV
Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
WEB
Therefore they cried to the LORD, and said, “We beg you, LORD, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us innocent blood; for you, LORD, have done as it pleased you.”
ASV
Wherefore they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man`s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.
DARBY
And they cried unto Jehovah and said, Ah, Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.
BLB
And they cried out to YHWH and said: “Ah, O YHWH, please do not let us perish for the soul of this man, and do not put upon us innocent blood. For You, O YHWH, have done as You pleased.”
ÅB
Da ropte de til Herren og sa: Å Herre, la oss ikke gå under fordi denne mann skal dø, og la ikke uskyldig blod komme over oss! For du, Herre, har gjort som du ville.
OTB
Da ropte de til Herren, “Vi ber deg, Herre, la oss ikke gå under for denne mannens skyld, og hold oss ikke ansvarlige for uskyldig blod; for du, Herre, har gjort som du vil.”
B1930
Da ropte de til Herren og sa: Å Herre, la oss ikke gå under fordi denne mann skal dø, og la ikke uskyldig blod komme over oss! For du, Herre, har gjort som du vilde.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 115:3

    Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.

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  • Psalms 135:6

    The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.

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  • Deuteronomy 21:8

    Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.” And the bloodshed will be atoned for.

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  • Ephesians 1:11

    In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,

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  • Psalms 107:28

    Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.

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  • Matthew 11:26

    Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

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  • Jonah 1:5

    The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

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  • Jonah 1:16

    Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.

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