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Jonah 1:12 KJV
Jonah · chapter 1 · verse 12
And 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.Jonah 1:12 · King James Version
Jonah 1:12 in context
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.
13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
14Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- forthṭûwlto pitch over or reelH2904 →
- greatgâdôwlgreatH1419 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- calmshâthaqto subsideH8367 →
- knowyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- sakeshelon account of, whatsoever, whichsoeverH7945 →
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It is plain that Jonah is the man for whose sake this evil is upon them, but the discovery of him to be so was not sufficient to answer the demands of this tempest;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-17