Jonah 1:5

Jonah 1:5

3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to ^aJoppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to ^bTarshish ^cfrom the presence of the Lord.

The Storm at Sea

4 But ^athe Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up.

5 Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten¹ the load. But Jonah had gone down ^ainto the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep.

6 So the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, ^acall on your God; ^bperhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”

7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us ^acast lots, that we may know for whose cause this trouble has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Cried every man unto his god - The ship' s crew were all heathens; and, it is probable, heathens who had each a different object of religious worship.

Cast forth the wares - Threw the lading overboard to lighten the ship, hoping the better to ride out the storm.

Jonah was gone down - Most probably into the hold or cabin under the deck; or where they had berths for passengers in the sides of the ship, something in the manner of our packets.

Was fast asleep - Probably quite exhausted and overcome with distress, which in many cases terminates in a deep sleep. So the disciples in the garden of Gethsemane.

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