Jonah 1:8 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁸ 6 And the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and sacrificed victims to the Lord, and made vows.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ Then they said to him, Tell us, we pray you, on whose account has this evil come upon us? What is your occupation? Where did you come from? And what is your country and nationality?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

Common English Bible

⁸ So they said to him, “Tell us, since you’re the cause of this evil happening to us: What do you do and where are you from? What’s your country and of what people are you?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ And they said to him: "Explain to us what is the reason that this disaster is upon us. What is your work? Which is your country? And where are you going? Or which people are you from?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ And they said to him: Tell us for what cause this evil is upon us, what is thy business? of what country art thou? and whither goest thou? or of what people art thou?

Jonah 1:8 Cross References

Genesis 47:3

We are come to sojourn in thy land, because there is no grass for the flocks of thy servants, the famine being very grievous in the land of Chanaan: and we pray thee to give orders that we thy servants may be in the land of Gessen.

James 5:16

Who, by the power of God, are kept by faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time.

Joshua 7:19

4 Then Josue and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zare, and the silver and the garments, and the golden rule, his sons also and his daughters, his oxen and asses and sheep, the tent also, and all the goods: and brought them to the valley of Achor:

1 Samuel 14:43

8 And gathering together an army, he defeated Amalec, and delivered Israel from the hand of them that spoiled them.

1 Samuel 30:13

8 So David recovered all that the Amalecites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.