Jonah 1:15

Then they picked up Jonah, and they threw him into the sea, and the storm stopped, and the sea was quiet and still.

Plain English Version

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

14Then the ship-men prayed to Jonah’s God. They said, “Yahweh, you sent this storm and made all of this happen. If we throw this man into the sea, please don’t kill us. Maybe he did nothing wrong, we don’t know, but please don’t do payback to us.”

16Then the ship-men knew that Jonah’s God is powerful, and they showed him lots of respect. They killed an animal to give to Jonah’s God, and they made promises to him.

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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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