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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jonah/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jonah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the LORD hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jonah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jonah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jonah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jonah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jonah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, the LORD hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea, so that the ship was about to break up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jonah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jonah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the LORD hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jonah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But Yahweh hurled a great wind on the sea, and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship gave thought to breaking apart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jonah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD hurled a great wind toward the sea, and there was a violent tempest on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jonah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD threw a great wind onto the sea, and such a great storm arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break apart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jonah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD hurled a violent wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break apart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jonah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jonah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But the LORD made a strong wind blow, and such a bad storm came up that the ship was about to be broken to pieces. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jonah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jonah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD sent a violent wind over the sea. The storm was so powerful that the ship was in danger of breaking up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jonah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But the LORD sent a strong wind on the sea, and the storm was so violent that the ship was in danger of breaking up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jonah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD sent a great wind over the sea, and a severe storm broke out. It seemed as if the ship were about to break up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jonah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jonah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD hurled a powerful wind on the sea. Such a violent tempest arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break up!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jonah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jonah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was in danger of being broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jonah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jonah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH has cast a great wind on the sea, and there is a great storm in the sea, and the ship has reckoned to be broken;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jonah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah hath cast a great wind on the sea, and there is a great tempest in the sea, and the ship hath reckoned to be broken;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jonah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah cast down a great wind upon the sea, and there will be a great storm upon the sea, and the ship was thought to be broken.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jonah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But the Lord sent a great wind into the sea: and a great tempest was raised in the sea, and the ship was in danger to be broken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jonah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But the Lord sent a great wind into the sea. And a great tempest took place in the sea, and the ship was in danger of being crushed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jonah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD, however, hurled a great wind upon the sea, and the storm was so great that the ship was about to break up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jonah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a mighty storm came upon the sea that the ship threatened to break up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jonah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was in danger of being broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jonah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH cast a great wind into the sea, and there was a great storm in the sea, and the ship being turned was to be broken to pieces<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jonah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But the LORD hurled a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jonah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord raised up a wind on the sea; and there was a great storm on the sea, and the ship was in danger of being broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jonah/1-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lfTdDqEKJXA?start=31" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jonah/1.htm">The Great Storm</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Then the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2904.htm" title="2904: hê·ṭîl (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To hurl, cast. A primitive root; to pitch over or reel; hence to cast down or out.">hurled</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·w·lāh (Adj-fs) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">a great</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ- (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">wind</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">the sea,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">and such a violent</a> <a href="/hebrew/5591.htm" title="5591: sa·‘ar- (N-ms) -- A hurricane. Or ctarah; from ca'ar; a hurricane.">storm</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">arose</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: bay·yām (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river."></a> <a href="/hebrew/591.htm" title="591: wə·hā·’o·nî·yāh (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- A ship. Feminine of 'oniy; a ship.">that the ship</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: ḥiš·šə·ḇāh (V-Piel-Perf-3fs) -- To think, account. ">was in danger</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: lə·hiš·šā·ḇêr (Prep-l:: V-Nifal-Inf) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">of breaking apart.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-37.htm">Mark 4:37-41</a></span><br />Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped. / But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?” / Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-24.htm">Matthew 8:24-27</a></span><br />Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” / “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-23.htm">Psalm 107:23-30</a></span><br />Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters. / They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep. / For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-13.htm">Acts 27:13-26</a></span><br />When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete. / But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island. / Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-23.htm">Luke 8:23-25</a></span><br />As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-19.htm">Job 1:19</a></span><br />when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3-4</a></span><br />The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. / He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-6.htm">Psalm 135:6-7</a></span><br />The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths. / He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15-16</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. / When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-15.htm">Isaiah 51:15</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9</a></span><br />You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Psalm 104:6-9</a></span><br />You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. / At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— / the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-4.htm">Proverbs 30:4</a></span><br />Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-13.htm">Amos 4:13</a></span><br />For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.</p><p class="hdg">the Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-13.htm">Exodus 10:13,19</a></b></br> And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all <i>that</i> night; <i>and</i> when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a></b></br> And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go <i>back</i> by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry <i>land</i>, and the waters were divided.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-10.htm">Exodus 15:10</a></b></br> Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.</p><p class="hdg">sent out.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Break</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-9.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/jonah/1-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-5.htm">Hurled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-9.htm">Likely</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-9.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/hosea/8-12.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/daniel/6-1.htm">Seemed</a> <a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Tempest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-13.htm">Threatened</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/amos/4-13.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/2-13.htm">Break</a> <a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jonah/1-5.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-7.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/jonah/1-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Hurled</a> <a href="/luke/22-49.htm">Likely</a> <a href="/micah/4-3.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/mark/15-28.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/jonah/1-5.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/jonah/4-1.htm">Seemed</a> <a href="/jonah/1-5.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/jonah/1-12.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/jonah/1-12.htm">Tempest</a> <a href="/jonah/2-5.htm">Threatened</a> <a href="/jonah/3-8.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/jonah/4-8.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jonah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jonah/1-1.htm">Jonah, sent to Nineveh, flees to Tarshish.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jonah/1-4.htm">He is betrayed by a great storm;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jonah/1-11.htm">thrown into the sea;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jonah/1-17.htm">and swallowed by a fish.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The use of "hurled" suggests intentionality and force, indicating that the storm was a direct act of divine intervention. In biblical context, God often uses natural elements to accomplish His purposes, as seen in the plagues of Egypt (<a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Exodus 9:23</a>) and the parting of the Red Sea (<a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a>). The sea, often representing chaos and danger in ancient Near Eastern thought, is under God's control, highlighting His authority over creation. This act serves as a response to Jonah's disobedience, illustrating that God actively pursues His plans and purposes.<p><b>and such a violent storm arose</b><br>The description of the storm as "violent" underscores the severity and urgency of the situation. In the ancient world, storms at sea were particularly feared due to their unpredictability and potential for destruction. This storm is not a natural occurrence but a supernatural event orchestrated by God. The intensity of the storm reflects the seriousness of Jonah's attempt to flee from God's presence and the lengths to which God will go to redirect His prophet. This mirrors other biblical instances where God uses storms to demonstrate His power, such as Jesus calming the storm in <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>, symbolizing His authority over nature.<p><b>that the ship was in danger of breaking apart</b><br>The peril faced by the ship highlights the immediate threat to the lives of those on board, emphasizing the consequences of Jonah's disobedience. Ships in the ancient Mediterranean were typically constructed of wood and vulnerable to severe weather, making the threat of breaking apart a real and terrifying possibility. This situation serves as a metaphor for the destructive potential of running from God's will. The imagery of the ship breaking apart can also be seen as a type of judgment, reminiscent of the flood narrative in <a href="/genesis/6.htm">Genesis 6-9</a>, where disobedience leads to destruction. The impending disaster foreshadows the need for repentance and divine intervention, themes central to the book of Jonah and the broader biblical narrative.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His sovereignty and active involvement in the world. In this verse, He is the one who initiates the storm.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jonah.htm">Jonah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who is fleeing from the presence of the LORD, attempting to escape his divine commission to go to Nineveh.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Represents the natural world under God's control. The sea is often seen as a place of chaos and danger in biblical literature.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ship.htm">The Ship</a></b><br>The vessel carrying Jonah and the sailors, symbolizing human endeavors and the futility of resisting God's will.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_storm.htm">The Storm</a></b><br>A divine intervention by God to redirect Jonah and demonstrate His power over creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God is in control of all creation, including the natural elements. This storm is not a random event but a purposeful act of God to fulfill His divine plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention.htm">Divine Intervention</a></b><br>God uses circumstances, even those that seem chaotic or destructive, to accomplish His purposes and redirect His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_resistance_vs._divine_will.htm">Human Resistance vs. Divine Will</a></b><br>Jonah's attempt to flee from God illustrates the futility of resisting God's will. God's plans will prevail, and He will use whatever means necessary to bring His people back to obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_pursuit_of_his_people.htm">God's Pursuit of His People</a></b><br>The storm is a demonstration of God's relentless pursuit of Jonah. God does not abandon His people, even when they try to run from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_repentance_and_obedience.htm">The Power of Repentance and Obedience</a></b><br>The account of Jonah encourages believers to examine their own lives for areas of disobedience and to respond to God's call with repentance and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jonah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jonah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_jonah's_storm_divinely_sent.htm">Jonah 1:4 – How plausible is it that a sudden storm was divinely sent precisely to target Jonah’s fleeing ship? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_to_jonah_biblically.htm">What happened to Jonah in the biblical story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_kings_13_align_with_protected_prophets.htm">How does 1 Kings 13 align with other biblical passages where faithful prophets are protected rather than misled or punished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_the_sea_flee_and_jordan_reverse.htm">What natural explanation could account for the sea fleeing and the Jordan reversing in Psalm 114:3? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jonah/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Sent out.</span>--The Hebrew word (see margin, and comp. <a href="/jonah/1-5.htm" title="Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.">Jonah 1:5</a>; <a href="/jonah/1-12.htm" title="And he said to them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm to you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is on you.">Jonah 1:12</a>; <a href="/jonah/1-15.htm" title="So they look up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.">Jonah 1:15</a>, where the same word is rendered "cast forth") expresses the sudden burst of the storm. A squall struck the ship. The coast was well known to sailors as dangerous. (See Josephus, <span class= "ital">Ant. xv.</span> 9, ? 6, <span class= "ital">B.</span> <span class= "ital">J.</span> iii. 9. ? 3.)<p><span class= "bld">So that the ship was like to be broken.--</span>See margin for the literal expression, which is that of a sailor to whom the ship is a living thing, with feelings, hopes, and fears. For the word <span class= "ital">break,</span> of shipwreck (comp. <span class= "ital">naufragium</span>)<span class= "ital">,</span> see <a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm" title="Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.">1Kings 22:48</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jonah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 4-10.</span> - <p><span class="Text_Heading">2.</span> <span class="accented">Jonah's foolish flight is arrested.</span> In the midst of his fancied security God sends a great storm, and the ship is placed in imminent jeopardy. The crew try all means to save the ship, and at length cast lots to discover by this means for whose sake the tempest has been sent. The lot points out Jonah as the guilty person. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Sent out;</span> Septuagint, <span class="greek">ἐξήγειρε</span>, "raised;" literally, cast <span class="accented">forth, or hurled, a</span> great wind, like the Euroclydon of <a href="/acts/27-14.htm">Acts 27:14</a>, and what is called nowadays a Levanter. Pusey quotes Josephus's account of the harbour of Joppa and the neighbouring sea, which, he says, is rendered very dangerous by the sudden rise of "the black north wind" ('Bell. Jud.,' 3:09. 3). Here we see wind and storm fulfilling God's word (<a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Psalm 148:8</a>). As Tertullian says - <p><span class="accented">"Si Dominum in terris fugiens, invenit in undis."</span> <p><span class="accented">"Flying the Lord on earth, he found him in the sea."</span> <span class="cmt_word">Was like to be broken;</span> literally, <span class="accented">thought to be dashed in pieces</span>. Wordsworth contrasts the living consciousness and apprehension of the ship with the lethargy of the prophet now lying fast asleep in the hold (ver. 5). Septuagint, <span class="greek">ἐκινδύνευε τοῦ συντριβῆναι</span>, "was in danger of being broken up." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jonah/1-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hurled</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵטִ֤יל</span> <span class="translit">(hê·ṭîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2904.htm">Strong's 2904: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pitch over, reel, to cast down, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a violent</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדוֹלָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḏō·w·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wind</span><br /><span class="heb">רֽוּחַ־</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sea,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and such a violent</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּד֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">storm</span><br /><span class="heb">סַֽעַר־</span> <span class="translit">(sa·‘ar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5591.htm">Strong's 5591: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hurricane</span><br /><br /><span class="word">arose</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that the ship</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’o·nî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_591.htm">Strong's 591: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was in danger</span><br /><span class="heb">חִשְּׁבָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥiš·šə·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of breaking apart.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהִשָּׁבֵֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hiš·šā·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jonah/1-4.htm">OT Prophets: Jonah 1:4 But Yahweh sent out a great wind (Jon. 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