Jonah 1:16
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
In Context
15So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.
Cross References
Genesis 8:20And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.
Judges 13:16And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah: 'Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt make ready a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD.' For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of the LORD.
Job 37:24Men do therefore fear Him; He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.
Psalms 66:13I will come into Thy house with burnt-offerings, I will perform unto Thee my vows,
Psalms 116:14My vows will I pay unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people.
Isaiah 26:9With my soul have I desired Thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me have I sought Thee earnestly; for when Thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
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 →