Jonah 1:11 - The Scriptures 1998

¹¹ And they said to him, “What are we to do to you to make the sea calm for us?” For the sea was growing more stormy.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ Then they said to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may subside and be calm for us? For the sea became more and more [violently] tempestuous.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ 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.

Common English Bible

¹¹ They said to him, “What will we do about you so that the sea will become calm around us?” (The sea was continuing to rage.)

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ And they said to him, "What are we to do with you, so that the sea will cease for us?" For the sea flowed and swelled.

Jonah 1:11 Cross References

Jonah 1:10

And the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “Why have you done this?” For the men knew that he fled from the presence of יהוה, for he had informed them.

Jonah 1:12

And he said to them, “Take me and throw me into the sea, so that the sea becomes calm for you. For I know that this great storm is because of me.”