Jonah 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.”

Jonah 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jonah 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jonah 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows.”

Jonah 1:16 — World English Bible

Jonah 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows. ”

Jonah 1:16 — American Standard Version

Jonah 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the men fear Jehovah--a great fear, and sacrifice a sacrifice to Jehovah, and vow vows.”

Jonah 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Jonah 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the men feared Jehovah exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows. ”

Jonah 1:16 — Darby Translation

Jonah 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice vnto the Lord, and made vowes.”

Jonah 1:16 — Geneva Bible

Jonah 1:16 in Context — Jonah 1

14 Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.

15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.

17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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What Does Jonah 1:16 Mean?

Jonah 1:16 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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