When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man?—
Jonah 1:13 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring the ship back to land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring the ship to the land, but they could not, for the sea became more and more violent against them. American Standard Version (1901) Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. Common English Bible The men rowed to reach dry land, but they couldn’t manage it because the sea continued to rage against them. Catholic Public Domain Version And the men were rowing, so as to return to dry land, but they did not succeed. For the sea flowed and swelled against them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the men rowed hard to return to land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled upon them. |
When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man?—
He said to them, “Take me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you; for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.”
Therefore they cried to the Lord, “We beseech thee, O Lord, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not on us innocent blood; for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.”