Jonah 1:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Jonah 1:4

2 “Arise, go to ^aNineveh, that ^bgreat city, and cry out against it; for ^ctheir wickedness has come up before Me.”

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.

8 Then they said to him, ^a“Please tell us! For whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?”

Verse Comparison: Jonah 1:4

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American Standard Version
But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

Amplified® Bible
But the Lord sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a violent tempest on the sea so that the ship was about to be broken.

Contemporary English Version
But the LORD made a strong wind blow, and such a bad storm came up that the ship was about to be broken to pieces.

Darby English Version
But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest upon the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

Good News Bible
But the LORD sent a strong wind on the sea, and the storm was so violent that the ship was in danger of breaking up.

King James Version
But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

New American Standard Bible
The LORD hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.

New International Version
Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.

New King James Version
But the 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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The LORD hurled a great wind on the sea and a great storm developed on the sea so that the ship almost broke up.

Revised Standard Version
But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah hath cast a great wind on the sea, and there is a great tempest in the sea, and the ship hath reckoned to be broken;

New English Translation
But¹ the Lord hurled² a powerful³ wind on the sea. Such a violent⁴ tempest arose on the sea that⁵ the ship threatened to break up!⁶

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