Jonah 1:5
Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god, and cast the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah had gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
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1 Samuel 24:3And he came to the sheep-cotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
Job 2:4And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, even, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Psalms 148:8Fire, and hail; snow, and vapors; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Isaiah 44:17And the residue of it he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down to it, and worshipeth it , and prayeth to it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
Jeremiah 2:28But where are thy gods that thou hast made for thyself? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.
Jonah 1:6So the ship-master came to him, and said to him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, it may be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
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 →