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.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
| << Jonah 1:8 | Jonah 1:10 >> |
Topical Studies for Jonah 1:9:
Fear {Forerunner Commentary}
Fear {Nave's Topical Bible}
God {Forerunner Commentary}
God {Nave's Topical Bible}
God {Torrey's Topical Textbook}
Heaven {Forerunner Commentary}
Heaven {Nave's Topical Bible}
Heaven {Torrey's Topical Textbook}
Hebrew {Nave's Topical Bible}
Land {Forerunner Commentary}
Land {Nave's Topical Bible}
Lord {Forerunner Commentary}
Lord {Nave's Topical Bible}
Sea {Nave's Topical Bible}
So {Nave's Topical Bible}
| << Jonah 1:8 | Jonah 1:10 >> |
Join 137,028+ readers
A Verse and a Thought,
Every Morning
Consistent Bible study is hard to start.
The Berean gives you the starting point: one scripture and a focused commentary in your inbox each morning — read it in minutes, or go as deep as you like.
Free, daily, and spam-free. We never share your address. Unsubscribe anytime.