“God made people as a copy of himself. So any person who kills a person must be killed by a person.
Jonah 1:14 - Easy To Read Version So the men cried to the Lord, “Lord, \{we are throwing this man into the sea because of the bad things he did\}. Please don’t say we are guilty of killing an innocent man. Please don’t make us die for killing him. We know you are the Lord, and you will do whatever you want. \{But please be kind to us.\}” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore they cried to the Lord, We beseech You, O Lord, we beseech You, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as it pleased You. American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee. Common English Bible So they called on the LORD, saying, “Please, LORD, don’t let us perish on account of this man’s life, and don’t blame us for innocent blood! You are the LORD: whatever you want, you can do.” Catholic Public Domain Version And they cried out to the Lord, and they said, "We beseech you, Lord, do not let us perish for this man's life, and do not attribute to us innocent blood. For you, Lord, have done just as it pleased you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they cried to the Lord, and said: We beseech thee, O Lord, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee. |
“God made people as a copy of himself. So any person who kills a person must be killed by a person.
They were in trouble,\par so they called to the Lord for help.\par And he saved them from their troubles.\par
The Lord does anything he wants,\par in heaven and earth,\par in the seas and deep oceans.\par
Lord, people remember you\par when they are in trouble.\par People say quiet prayers to you\par when you punish them.\par
\{But the men did not want to throw Jonah into the sea.\} The men tried to row the ship back to the shore, but they were not able to. The wind and the waves of the sea were too strong—and they were becoming stronger and stronger!
When the men saw this, they began to fear and respect the Lord. The men offered a sacrifice {\cf2\super [7]} and made special promises to the Lord.
The men wanted to make the boat lighter to stop it from sinking. So they began throwing the cargo {\cf2\super [5]} into the sea. The sailors were very scared. Each man began praying to his god.
But every person and every animal must be covered with a special cloth \{to show he is sad\}. People must cry loudly to God. Every person must change his life and stop doing bad things.
Yes, Father, you did this because this is what you really wanted to do.
The people living on the island saw the snake hanging from Paul’s hand. They said, “This man must be a murderer! He did not die in the sea, but Justice {\cf2\super [519]} does not want him to live.”
In Christ we were chosen \{to be God’s people\}. God had already planned for us to be his people, because that is what God wanted. And God is the One who makes everything agree with what he decides and wants.
let us know his secret plan. This was what God wanted. And he planned to do it through Christ.
Lord, you saved Israel. We are your people. Now make us pure. [128] Don’t blame us for killing an innocent man.’ In this way, those men will not be blamed for killing an innocent man.