Jonah 1:15

And they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.

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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

14And they cried to Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for the life of this man, and lay not upon us innocent blood! For thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.

16Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly, and offered sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows.

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Cross References

Psalms 89:9Thou rulest the raging of the sea; When the waves thereof rise, thou stillest them!

Psalms 107:29He turneth the storm into a calm, And the waves are hushed;

Matthew 8:26And he saith to them, Why are ye fearful, ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the waves; and there was a great 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 →

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