Jonah 1:16

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

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In The King James Version

Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

In Context

15And they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.

17Now Jehovah had appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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Cross References

Job 37:24Therefore let men fear him! Upon none of the wise in heart will he look.

Psalms 66:13I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings! I will pay thee my vows,—

Psalms 116:14I will pay my vows to the LORD, In the presence of all his people.

Isaiah 26:9My soul longeth for thee in the night, And my spirit within me seeketh thee in the morning; 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 →

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