Verse 13

Jonah 1:13

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

13 And the men rowed hard to return to land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled upon 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 word of the Lord came to Jonas the son of Amathi, saying: Focus ↗

2 Arise, and go to Ninive the great city, and preach in it: for the wickedness thereof is come up befo... Focus ↗

3 And Jonas rose up to flee into Tharsis from the face of the Lord, and he went down to Joppe, and fou... Focus ↗

4 But the Lord sent a great wind into the sea: and a great tempest was raised in the sea, and the ship... Focus ↗

5 And the mariners were afraid, and the men cried to their god: and they cast forth the wares that wer... Focus ↗

6 And the shipmaster came to him, and said to him: Why art thou fast asleep? rise up, call upon thy Go... Focus ↗

7 And they said every one to his fellow: Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know why this evil is... Focus ↗

8 And they said to him: Tell us for what cause this evil is upon us, what is thy business? of what cou... Focus ↗

9 And he said to them: I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord the God (Elohim) of heaven, who made both th... Focus ↗

10 And the men were greatly afraid, and they said to him: Why hast thou done this? (for the men knew th... Focus ↗

11 And they said to him: What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea flowed a... Focus ↗

12 And he said to them: Take me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shall be calm to you: for I k... Focus ↗

13 And the men rowed hard to return to land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled...

14 And they cried to the Lord, and said: We beseech thee, O Lord, let us not perish for this man's life... Focus ↗

15 And they took Jonas, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceased from raging. Focus ↗

16 And the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and sacrificed victims to the Lord, and made vows. Focus ↗

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