Jonah 1:14
And they called unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, let us not be lost, we pray thee, for the life of this man, and lay not upon us [the guilt of] innocent blood; for thou art the Lord, as it pleaseth thee so dost thou do.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
15And 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 107:28And they cried unto the Lord when they were in distress, and he brought them out of their afflictions.
Psalms 135:6Whatsoever the Lord willeth, hath he done in the heavens, and on the earth, in the seas, and in all the deeps.
Daniel 4:34(4:31) But at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up my eyes unto heaven, and my understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and glorified the Everliving, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and whose kingdom is over every generation;
Jonah 1:16And the men feared the Lord very greatly; 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 →