Verse 12
Jonah 1:12
World English Bible, British Edition
12
He said to them, “Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then
the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם שָׂא֨וּ/נִי֙ וַ/הֲטִילֻ֣/נִי אֶל הַ/יָּ֔ם וְ/יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק הַ/יָּ֖ם מֵֽ/עֲלֵי/כֶ֑ם כִּ֚י יוֹדֵ֣עַ אָ֔נִי כִּ֣י בְ/שֶׁ/לִּ֔/י הַ/סַּ֧עַר הַ/גָּד֛וֹל הַ/זֶּ֖ה עֲלֵי/כֶֽם
English Translation
And he said to them, "Lift me up and throw me into the sea, and the sea will be calm for you, for I know that this great storm is upon you because of me."
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Chapter 1 Context
1
Now the LORD’s
word came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
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2
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their
wickedness has come up befo...
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3
But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the
LORD. He went down to Joppa, and foun...
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4
But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a
mighty storm on the sea, so that the...
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5
Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god. They threw
the cargo that was in the...
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6
So the ship master came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper?
Arise, call on your God...
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7
They all said to each other, “Come! Let’s cast lots, that we may
know who is responsible for this ev...
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8
Then they asked him, “Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on
us. What is your occupation?...
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9
He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the LORD, the God (Elohim) of heaven, who has made the
s...
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10
Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “What
have you done?” For the men knew that h...
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11
Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be
calm to us?” For the sea grew m...
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12
He said to them, “Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then
the sea will be calm for you; for I kn...
13
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land;
but they could not, for the sea grew m...
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14
Therefore they cried to the LORD, and said, “We beg you, LORD, we beg
you, don’t let us die for this...
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15
So they took up Jonah and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased
its raging.
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16
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice
to the LORD and made vows.
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17
The LORD prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah
was in the belly of the fish three days...
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