Jonah 1:11 “Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What…”

Jonah 1:11

Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

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)

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

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?'

Bible in Basic English

And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea was getting rougher and rougher.

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Cross references

“What”

2 Samuel 21:1–6 2 Samuel 24:11–13 1 Samuel 6:2 1 Samuel 6:3 Micah 6:6 Micah 6:7

2 Samuel 21:1–6 · BSB

During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites…

2 Samuel 24:11–13 · BSB

When David got up in the morning, the word of the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:

1 Samuel 6:2 · BSB

the Philistines summoned the priests and diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how to send it back to its place.”

1 Samuel 6:3 · BSB

They replied, “If you return the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it away empty, but by all means return it to Him with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will understand why His hand has not been li…

Micah 6:6 · BSB

With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

Micah 6:7 · BSB

Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

12“Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”

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