Jonah 1:13 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

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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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ 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)

¹³ 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

¹³ 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

¹³ 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

¹³ And the men rowed hard to return to land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled upon them.

Jonah 1:13 Cross References

Job 34:29

When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

Jonah 1:12

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.

Jonah 1:14

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.