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Jonah 1:9 KJV
Jonah · chapter 1 · verse 9 · King James Version
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
Jonah 1:9 in context
7And 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.
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.
Key words (Strong's)
- HebrewʻIbrîyan Eberite or descendant of EberH5680 →
- heavenshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- fearyârêʼfearingH3373 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- madeʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
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