Jonah told the men he was running away from the Lord. The men became very scared when they learned this. The men asked Jonah, “What terrible thing did you do against your God?”
Jonah 1:11 - Easy To Read Version The wind and the waves of the sea were becoming stronger and stronger. So the men said to Jonah, “What should we do to save ourselves? What should we do to you to make the sea calm?” 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. |
Jonah told the men he was running away from the Lord. The men became very scared when they learned this. The men asked Jonah, “What terrible thing did you do against your God?”
Jonah said to the men, “I know I did wrong—that is why the storm came on the sea. So throw me into the sea, and the sea will become calm.”