Jonah 1:14
Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said: 'We beseech Thee, O LORD, we beseech Thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for Thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased Thee.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
15So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.
Cross References
Genesis 9:6Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.
Psalms 107:28They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distresses.
Psalms 135:6Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that hath He done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps;
Daniel 4:34(4-31) 'And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured Him that liveth for ever; for His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom from generation to generation;
Jonah 1:16Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
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 →