Jonah 1:14
So, crying to the Lord, they said, Give ear to our prayer, O Lord, give ear, and do not let destruction overtake us because of this man's life; do not put on us the sin of taking life without cause: for you, O Lord, have done what seemed good to you.
Bible in Basic English
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In Context
15So they took Jonah up and put him into the sea: and the sea was no longer angry.
Cross References
Genesis 9:6Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.
Psalms 107:28Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.
Psalms 135:6The Lord has done whatever was pleasing to him, in heaven, and on the earth, in the seas and in all the deep waters.
Daniel 4:34And at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifting up my eyes to heaven, got back my reason, and, blessing the Most High, I gave praise and honour to him who is living for ever, whose rule is an eternal rule and whose kingdom goes on from generation to generation.
Jonah 1:16Then great was the men's fear of the Lord; and they made an offering to the Lord and took oaths to him.
Acts 28:4And when the people saw it hanging on his hand, they said to one another, Without doubt this man has put someone to death, and though he has got safely away from the sea, God will not let him go on living.
Matthew Henry on Jonah 1:12-17
The Prophet Confesses His Folly; The Prophet Reads His Own Doom; The Prophet Cast into the Sea; Jonah's Preservation in the Fish's Belly. ( b. c. 840.) 11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. 12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. 13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they… Read the whole commentary →