Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.
But if he remains silent, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can see him? Yet he is over individual and nation alike,
There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.
“Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.”
Then they cried out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.”