Jonah 1:5
And the sailors were alarmed, and cried every one to his god, and cast out the wares that were in the ship into the sea, that it might be lightened of them. But Jonas was gone down into the + 1:5 Lit. hollow. hold of the ship, and was asleep, and snored.
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1 Samuel 24:3And he took with him three thousand men, chosen out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men in front of Saddaeem.
Job 2:4And the devil answered and said to the Lord, Skin for skin, all that a man has will he give as a ransom for his life.
Psalms 148:8Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy wind; the things that perform his word. 1
Isaiah 44:17And the rest he makes a graven god, and worships, and prays, saying, Deliver me; for you are my God.
Jeremiah 2:28And where are your gods, which you made for yourself? will they arise and save in the time of your affliction? for according to the number of your cities were your gods, O Juda; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem they sacrificed to Baal.
Jonah 1:6And the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, Why snore you? arise, and call upon your God, that God may save us, and we perish not.
Matthew Henry on Jonah 1:5-11
The Prophet in the Storm; The Prophet Convicted by the Lot. ( b. c. 840.) 4 But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the ship-master came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O… Read the whole commentary →