Jonah 1:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.”

Jonah 1:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jonah 1:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jonah 1:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.”

Jonah 1:4 — World English Bible

Jonah 1:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. ”

Jonah 1:4 — American Standard Version

Jonah 1:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehovah hath cast a great wind on the sea, and there is a great tempest in the sea, and the ship hath reckoned to be broken;”

Jonah 1:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Jonah 1:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest upon the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. ”

Jonah 1:4 — Darby Translation

Jonah 1:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But the Lord sent out a great winde into the sea, and there was a mightie tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.”

Jonah 1:4 — Geneva Bible

Jonah 1:4 in Context — Jonah 1

2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

4 But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

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What Does Jonah 1:4 Mean?

Jonah 1:4 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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