Jonah 1:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?”
Jonah 1:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jonah 1:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jonah 1:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then they asked him, “Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? Of what people are you?””
Jonah 1:8 — World English Bible
Jonah 1:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? ”
Jonah 1:8 — American Standard Version
Jonah 1:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they say unto him, `Declare to us, we pray thee, on what account this evil <FI>is<Fi> on us? what <FI>is<Fi> thine occupation, and whence comest thou? what <FI>is<Fi> thy country, seeing thou art not of this people?'”
Jonah 1:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Jonah 1:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they said unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us: what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? ”
Jonah 1:8 — Darby Translation
Jonah 1:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then said they vnto him, Tell vs for whose cause this euill is vpon vs? what is thine occupation? and whence commest thou? which is thy countrey? and of what people art thou?”
Jonah 1:8 — Geneva Bible
Jonah 1:8 in Context — Jonah 1
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.
7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
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.
What Does Jonah 1:8 Mean?
Jonah 1:8 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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