Jonah 1:11

“Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Jonah 1:11

ΒΆ Then said they vnto him, What shall we doe vnto thee, that the sea may be calme vnto vs? (for the sea wrought and was tempestuous.)
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

So they said to him, "What should we do to you that the sea may become calm for us?--for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea was getting rougher and rougher.
- Basic English Bible

Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, "What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?"
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And they said unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
- Darby Bible

And they said to him: What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea flowed and swelled.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
- English Revised Version

Then they said to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?" For the sea grew more and more stormy.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Jonah 1:11

Wesley's Notes for Jonah 1:11


1:9 I fear - I worship and serve the true God; the eternal and almighty God, who made and ruleth the heavens.

1:13 Rowed hard - They were willing to be at any labour to save him.


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