Verse 13

Jonah 1:13

Bible in Basic English

13 And the men were working hard to get back to the land, but they were not able to do so: for the sea got rougher and rougher against them.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יַּחְתְּר֣וּ הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֗ים לְ/הָשִׁ֛יב אֶל הַ/יַּבָּשָׁ֖ה וְ/לֹ֣א יָכֹ֑לוּ כִּ֣י הַ/יָּ֔ם הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וְ/סֹעֵ֖ר עֲלֵי/הֶֽם

English Translation

And the men struggled to return to the dry land, but they could not, for the sea was going and raging against them.

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Chapter 1 Context

1 And the word of the Lord came to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying, Focus ↗

2 Up! go to Nineveh, that great town, and let your voice come to it; for their evil-doing has come up... Focus ↗

3 And Jonah got up to go in flight to Tarshish, away from the Lord; and he went down to Joppa, and saw... Focus ↗

4 And the Lord sent out a great wind on to the sea and there was a violent storm in the sea, so that t... Focus ↗

5 Then the sailors were full of fear, every man crying to his god; and the goods in the ship were drop... Focus ↗

6 And the ship's captain came to him and said to him, What are you doing sleeping? Up! say a prayer to... Focus ↗

7 And they said to one another, Come, let us put this to the decision of chance and see on whose accou... Focus ↗

8 Then they said to him, Now make clear to us what is your work, and where you come from? what is your... Focus ↗

9 And he said to them, I am a Hebrew, a worshipper of the Lord, the God (Elohim) of heaven, who made t... Focus ↗

10 And the men were in great fear, and they said to him, What is this you have done? For the men had kn... Focus ↗

11 And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea w... Focus ↗

12 And he said to them, Take me up and put me into the sea, and the sea will become calm for you: for I... Focus ↗

13 And the men were working hard to get back to the land, but they were not able to do so: for the sea...

14 So, crying to the Lord, they said, Give ear to our prayer, O Lord, give ear, and do not let destruct... Focus ↗

15 So they took Jonah up and put him into the sea: and the sea was no longer angry. Focus ↗

16 Then great was the men's fear of the Lord; and they made an offering to the Lord and took oaths to h... Focus ↗

17 And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for... Focus ↗

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