Jonah 1:10

Then the men were greatly frightened and said to him, “What have you done?” For they knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.

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In The King James Version

Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

In Context

9He replied, “I am a Hebrew, and a worshipper of the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”

11Then they said to him, “What should we do to you, to make the sea calm for us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:13The Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman replied, “The snake deceived me, and I ate.”

John 19:8When Pilate heard what they said, he became still more alarmed;

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 →

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