Jonah 1:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jonah 1:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jonah 1:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jonah 1:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.””
Jonah 1:9 — World English Bible
Jonah 1:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land. ”
Jonah 1:9 — American Standard Version
Jonah 1:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith unto them, `A Hebrew I <FI>am<Fi> , and Jehovah, God of the heavens, I am reverencing, who made the sea and the dry land.'”
Jonah 1:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Jonah 1:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew, and I fear Jehovah, theGod of the heavens, who hath made the sea and the dry [land]. ”
Jonah 1:9 — Darby Translation
Jonah 1:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he answered them, I am an Ebrewe, and I feare the Lord God of heauen, which hath made the sea, and the dry lande.”
Jonah 1:9 — Geneva Bible
Jonah 1:9 in Context — Jonah 1
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.
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.
What Does Jonah 1:9 Mean?
Jonah 1:9 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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