But strikinga reefwhere two seas met,they ranthe vesselaground;and the prowstuck fastand remainedimmovable,but the stern[began] to be brokenup by the force[of the waves].
Jehoshaphatmadeshipsof Tarshishto goto Ophirfor gold,but they did not gofor the shipswere brokenat Ezion-geber.
Then Eliezerthe sonof Dodavahuof MareshahprophesiedagainstJehoshaphatsaying,"Because you have alliedyourself with Ahaziah,the LORDhas destroyedyour works."So the shipswere brokenand couldnot goto Tarshish.
"Your rowershave broughtyou Into greatwaters;The eastwindhas brokenyou In the heartof the seas.
Nowthat you are brokenby the seasIn the depthsof the waters,Your merchandiseand allyour companyHave fallenin the midstof you.
After they had hoistedit up, they usedsupporting cablesin undergirdingthe ship;and fearingthat they might run agroundon [the shallows] of Syrtis,they let downthe sea anchorand in this waylet themselves be drivenalong.
But as the sailorswere tryingto escapefrom the shipand had let downthe [ship's] boatinto the sea,on the pretenseof intendingto layout anchorsfrom the bow,
And casting offthe anchors,they leftthem in the seawhile at the same timethey were looseningthe ropesof the rudders;and hoistingthe foresailto the wind,they were headingfor the beach.
The soldiers'planwas to killthe prisoners,so that none[of them] would swim awayand escape;
Therefore,my belovedbrethren,be steadfast,immovable,alwaysaboundingin the workof the Lord,knowingthat your toilis not [in] vainin the Lord.
