Jonah 1:15
Then they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
In Context
16Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.
Cross References
Joshua 7:26And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
2 Samuel 21:14And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.
Psalms 89:9You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.
Psalms 107:29He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
Matthew 8:26“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
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 →