Jonah 1:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jonah 1:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jonah 1:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jonah 1:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Jonah 1:11 — World English Bible
Jonah 1:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jonah 1:11 — American Standard Version
Jonah 1:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 — Young's Literal Translation
Jonah 1:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Jonah 1:11 — Darby Translation
Jonah 1:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then saide they vnto him, What shall we doe vnto thee, that the sea may be calme vnto vs? (for the sea wrought and was troublous)”
Jonah 1:11 — Geneva Bible
Jonah 1:11 in Context — Jonah 1
9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
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.
12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
What Does Jonah 1:11 Mean?
Jonah 1:11 is a verse from the Book of Jonah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jonah chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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