Verse 13
Jonah 1:13
World English Bible, British Edition
13
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land;
but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy 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
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...
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13
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land;
but they could not, for the sea grew m...
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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