Jonah 1:16
Then the men feared Yahweh very much. They offered sacrifices to Yahweh and made vows.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
In Context
15So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped raging.
Cross References
Genesis 8:20Noah built an altar to Yahweh. He took some of the clean animals and some of the clean birds, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Judges 13:16The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, “Even if I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to Yahweh.” (Manoah did not know that he was the angel of Yahweh.)
Job 37:24Therefore, people fear him. 1 He does not pay any attention to those who are wise in their own minds.”
Psalms 66:13I will come into your house with burnt offerings; 1 I will pay you my vows 1
Psalms 116:14I will fulfill my vows to Yahweh 1 in the presence of all his people. 1
Isaiah 26:9I have longed for you in the night; yes, my spirit within me seeks you earnestly. 1 For when your judgments come on the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn about righteousness. 1
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 →