Jonah 1:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Jonah 1:9

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?”

9 So he said to them, “I am a Hebrew; and I fear¹ the Lord, the God of heaven, ^awho made the sea and the dry land.”

Jonah Thrown into the Sea

10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “Why have you done this?” For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.

11 Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us?”—for the sea was growing more tempestuous.

12 And he said to them, ^a“Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me.”

13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to return to land, ^abut they could not, for the sea continued to grow more tempestuous against them.

14 Therefore they cried out to the Lord and said, “We pray, O Lord, please do not let us perish for this man’s life, and ^ado not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O Lord, ^bhave done as it pleased You.”

Verse Comparison: Jonah 1:9

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American Standard Version
And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.

Amplified® Bible
And he said to them, I am a Hebrew, and I [reverently] fear {and} worship the Lord, the God of heaven, Who made the sea and the dry land.

Contemporary English Version
Jonah answered, "I'm a Hebrew, and I worship the LORD God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."

Darby English Version
And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew, and I fear Jehovah, the God of the heavens, who hath made the sea and the dry [land].

Good News Bible
"I am a Hebrew," Jonah answered. "I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made land and sea."

King James Version
And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

New American Standard Bible
He said to them, "I am a Hebrew, and I fear the LORD God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land."

New International Version
He answered, "I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land."

New King James Version
So he said to them, 'I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said to them, "I come from Hebrew stock, and I fear the LORD God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land."

Revised Standard Version
And he said to them, "I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith unto them, `A Hebrew I `am', and Jehovah, God of the heavens, I am reverencing, who made the sea and the dry land.'

New English Translation
He said to them, “I am a Hebrew! And I worship¹ the Lord,² the God of heaven,³ who made the sea and the dry land.”

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