Jonah 1:16
Then the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice and made vows to him.
Open English Bible (US)
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 threw him into the sea; and the sea became calm.
Cross References
Genesis 8:20Noah built an altar to the Lord and took one of every beast and bird that was fit for sacrifice and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.
Psalms 66:13I will enter your house with burnt-offerings, I will pay to you my vows,
Psalms 116:14I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
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 →