Then the men were seized by a great fear and said to him, ‘What have you done? ’ The men knew he was fleeing from the Lord’s presence because he had told them.
Jonah 1:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So they said to him, ‘What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us? ’ For the sea was getting worse and worse. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they said to him: What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea flowed and swelled. |
Then the men were seized by a great fear and said to him, ‘What have you done? ’ The men knew he was fleeing from the Lord’s presence because he had told them.
He answered them, ‘Pick me up and throw me into the sea so that it will calm down for you, for I know that I’m to blame for this great storm that is against you.’