Jonah 1:15
And they took up Jonah, and threw him into the sea; and the sea became calm.
Open English Bible (US)
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 greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice and made vows to him.
Cross References
Joshua 7:26and over them they raised a great cairn of stones. It stands there to this day. Then the Lord relented from his fierce anger. So the name of the place is called the Valley of Achor down to this day.
Psalms 89:9You are the Lord of the raging sea: when its waves surge, it is you who still them.
Psalms 107:29He stilled the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
Matthew 8:26“Why are you so timid?” he said. “You of little faith!” Then Jesus rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and a great calm followed.
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 →