Jonah 1:11 Parallel Translations

The storm was getting worse. So they asked Jonah, "What should we do with you to calm the sea?"(GOD'S WORD®)

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

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.

ERV:

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.

JPS:

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.

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

And they say unto him, 'What do we do to thee that the sea may cease from us, for the sea is more and more tempestuous?'

Jonah 1:11 Cross References

XREF:

Jonah 1:10 Then the men became extremely frightened and they said to him, "How could you do this?" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

Jonah 1:12 He said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will become calm for you, for I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

1:8-12 Jonah gave an account of his religion, for that was his business. We may hope that he told with sorrow and shame, justifying God, condemning himself, and explaining to the mariners what a great God Jehovah is. They said to him, Why hast thou done this? If thou fearest the God that made the sea and the dry land, why wast thou such a fool as to think thou couldst flee from his presence? If the professors of religion do wrong, they will hear it from those who make no such profession. When sin has raised a storm, and laid us under the tokens of God's displeasure, we must consider what is to be done to the sin that raised the storm. Jonah uses the language of true penitents, who desire that none but themselves may fare the worse for their sins and follies. Jonah sees this to be the punishment of his iniquity, he accepts it, and justifies God in it. When conscience is awakened, and a storm raised, nothing will turn it into a calm but parting with the sin that caused the disturbance. Parting with our money will not pacify the conscience, the Jonah must be thrown overboard.

CONC:

Becoming Calm Cease Getting Grew Increasingly Quiet Rougher Stormy Tempestuous Wrought

Calm Cease Getting Grew Increasingly Quiet Rougher Sea Stormy Tempestuous Us-For Wrought

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