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Jonah 1:10 KJV
Jonah · chapter 1 · verse 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.Jonah 1:10 · King James Version
Jonah 1:10 in context
8Then 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?
9And 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.
10Then 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.
11Then 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.
12And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- exceedinglygâdôwlgreatH1419 →
- exceedinglyyirʼâhfearH3374 →
- presencepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- afraidyârêʼto fearH3372 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- doneʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
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When Jonah was set on ship-board, and under sail for Tarshish, he thought himself safe enough; but here we find him pursued and overtaken, discovered and convicted as a deserter from God, as one that had run his colours. I. God sends a pursuer after him, a mighty tempest in the sea, Jon 1:4.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-10