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But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jonah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Instead, the sailors rowed even harder to get the ship to the land. But the stormy sea was too violent for them, and they couldn’t make it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jonah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jonah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jonah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring <i>it</i> to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jonah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless the men rowed hard to return to land, but they could not, for the sea continued to grow more tempestuous against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jonah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, the men rowed <i>desperately</i> to return to land, but they could not, because the sea was becoming <i>even</i> stormier against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jonah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />However, the men rowed desperately to return to land but they could not, for the sea was becoming even stormier against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jonah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />However, the men rowed <i>desperately</i> to return to land but they could not, for the sea was becoming <i>even</i> stormier against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jonah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />However, the men rowed <i>desperately</i> to return to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jonah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the men rowed hard [breaking through the waves] to return to land, but they could not, because the sea became even more violent [surging higher] against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jonah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they couldn’t because the sea was raging against them more and more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jonah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they couldn&#8217t because the sea was raging against them more and more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jonah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jonah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The sailors tried their best to row to the shore. But they could not do it, and the storm kept getting worse every minute. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jonah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jonah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Instead, the men tried to row harder to get the ship back to shore, but they couldn't do it. The storm was getting worse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jonah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Instead, the sailors tried to get the ship to shore, rowing with all their might. But the storm was becoming worse and worse, and they got nowhere. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jonah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even so, the crewmen rowed hard to bring the ship toward dry land, but they were unsuccessful, because the sea was growing more and more stormy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jonah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jonah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Instead, they tried to row back to land, but they were not able to do so because the storm kept growing worse and worse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jonah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jonah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jonah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jonah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the men row to turn back to the dry land, and are not able, for the sea is more and more turbulent against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jonah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the men row to turn back unto the dry land, and are not able, for the sea is more and more tempestuous against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jonah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the men will break through to turn back to the dry land, and they will not be able, for the sea went and tossed about against them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jonah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the men rowed hard to return to land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled upon them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jonah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the men were rowing, so as to return to dry land, but they did not succeed. For the sea flowed and swelled against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jonah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Still the men rowed hard to return to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jonah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring the ship back to land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jonah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring the ship back to the land; but they could not; for the sea became more tempestuous against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jonah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And those men fought to return to dry land, and they were not able, because the sea was moving and was violent against them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jonah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not; for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jonah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the men tried hard to return to the land, and were not able: for the sea rose and grew more and more tempestuous against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jonah/1-13.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=141" 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">Jonah Cast Into the Sea and Swallowed</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>“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.” <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">Nevertheless, the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/2864.htm" title="2864: way·yaḥ·tə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To dig, row. A primitive root; to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oars.">rowed hard</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: lə·hā·šîḇ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">to get back</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3004.htm" title="3004: hay·yab·bā·šāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Dry land, dry ground. From yabesh; dry ground.">dry land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but they</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yā·ḵō·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">could not,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</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/5590.htm" title="5590: wə·sō·‘êr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To storm, rage. A primitive root; to rush upon; by implication, to toss.">was raging</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·w·lêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">more and more.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”…<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="/acts/27-13.htm">Acts 27:13-44</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="/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="/luke/8-22.htm">Luke 8:22-25</a></span><br />One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-12.htm">Exodus 14:12-16</a></span><br />Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” / But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. / The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Isaiah 57:20</a></span><br />But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-25.htm">Jeremiah 2:25</a></span><br />You should have kept your feet from going bare and your throat from being thirsty. But you said, ‘It is hopeless! For I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-8.htm">Job 9:8</a></span><br />He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a></span><br />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/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7</a></span><br />You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.<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/93-3.htm">Psalm 93:3-4</a></span><br />The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves. / Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm">Proverbs 21:30</a></span><br />There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Isaiah 33:23</a></span><br />Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea worked, and was tempestuous against them.</p><p class="hdg">Nevertheless the.</p><p class="hdg">rowed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-29.htm">Job 34:29</a></b></br> When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth <i>his</i> face, who then can behold him? whether <i>it be done</i> against a nation, or against a man only:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm">Proverbs 21:30</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Able</a> <a href="/amos/6-6.htm">Best</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Desperately</a> <a href="/jonah/1-9.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/jonah/1-11.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/daniel/5-12.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/daniel/10-21.htm">However</a> <a href="/amos/5-20.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/jonah/1-11.htm">Rougher</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Row</a> <a href="/john/6-19.htm">Rowed</a> <a href="/jonah/1-12.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/jonah/1-5.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/jonah/1-11.htm">Stormy</a> <a href="/jonah/1-11.htm">Tempestuous</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/amos/7-12.htm">Working</a> <a href="/jonah/1-11.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/2-3.htm">Able</a> <a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Best</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Desperately</a> <a href="/jonah/2-10.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/jonah/1-15.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-7.htm">However</a> <a href="/micah/2-4.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/jonah/2-4.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/jonah/1-11.htm">Rougher</a> <a href="/exodus/28-17.htm">Row</a> <a href="/john/6-19.htm">Rowed</a> <a href="/jonah/1-15.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/matthew/4-21.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/matthew/16-3.htm">Stormy</a> <a href="/acts/27-14.htm">Tempestuous</a> <a href="/jonah/3-8.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Working</a> <a href="/micah/3-4.htm">Wrought</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jonah/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jonah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jonah/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land</b><br>The sailors' determination to row back to land highlights their desperation and human effort in the face of divine intervention. This reflects the human tendency to rely on one's own strength rather than seeking God's will. The sailors' actions contrast with Jonah's disobedience, as they strive to save themselves and Jonah, showing a sense of responsibility and compassion. This phrase also underscores the futility of human effort against God's sovereign plans, reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/127.htm">Psalm 127:1</a>, which states that unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.<p><b>but they could not</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the limits of human ability when confronted with divine power. Despite their best efforts, the sailors are unable to overcome the storm, illustrating the theme of human helplessness without God's intervention. This can be seen as a parallel to the futility of resisting God's will, as Jonah attempted to do by fleeing. It also serves as a reminder of God's control over nature, as seen in other biblical accounts such as Jesus calming the storm in <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>.<p><b>for the sea was raging against them more and more</b><br>The intensifying storm signifies God's active involvement and the seriousness of Jonah's disobedience. The sea, often seen as a symbol of chaos and danger in ancient Near Eastern cultures, is used by God to accomplish His purposes. This mirrors other biblical instances where God uses natural elements to fulfill His will, such as the plagues in Egypt. The increasing fury of the sea also foreshadows the eventual submission of the sailors to God's authority, as they later cry out to Him for deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jonah.htm">Jonah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who was commanded to go to Nineveh but attempted to flee to Tarshish instead.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sailors.htm">The Sailors</a></b><br>The men on the ship with Jonah, who were initially unaware of Jonah's disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Represents the natural world under God's control, which He uses to accomplish His purposes.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ship.htm">The Ship</a></b><br>The vessel Jonah used in his attempt to escape God's command.<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 sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/human_effort_vs._divine_will.htm">Human Effort vs. Divine Will</a></b><br>Despite the sailors' best efforts, they could not overcome the storm. This illustrates the futility of human effort against God's sovereign will. We must recognize our limitations and submit to God's plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The increasing storm highlights God's control over nature and circumstances. We should trust in God's sovereignty, knowing He orchestrates events for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_others.htm">Compassion for Others</a></b><br>The sailors' determination to save Jonah, despite his disobedience, reflects compassion and a desire to preserve life. We should strive to show compassion and seek the well-being of others, even when they are at fault.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_obedience.htm">Repentance and Obedience</a></b><br>Jonah's situation serves as a reminder of the importance of repentance and obedience to God's commands. We should be quick to turn back to God when we stray from His path.<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/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_constitutes_the_sin_of_unbelief.htm">What constitutes the sin of unbelief?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_deut._27_15-26_curses_conflict_with_grace.htm">Do the curses in Deuteronomy 27:15-26 conflict with other biblical teachings on punishment and grace, revealing an inconsistency in divine justice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_of_israel's_expansion.htm">In Isaiah 54:2-3, where is the historical or archaeological evidence that Israel expanded its territory so extensively?</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>(13) <span class= "bld">Rowed hard.--</span>This is a sufficient rendering of <span class= "ital">the</span> Hebrew verb, though it misses the metaphor. In every other instance of its use the word refers to the violence employed in breaking through a wall or enclosure. (See <a href="/ezekiel/8-8.htm" title="Then said he to me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had dig in the wall, behold a door.">Ezekiel 8:8</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/12-5.htm" title="Dig you through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.">Ezekiel 12:5</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm" title="And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I dig through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bore it on my shoulder in their sight.">Ezekiel 12:7</a>; <a href="/job/24-16.htm" title="In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.">Job 24:16</a>; <a href="/amos/9-2.htm" title="Though they dig into hell, there shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, there will I bring them down:">Amos 9:2</a>; and compare the use of the derivative noun in <a href="/exodus/22-2.htm" title="If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.">Exodus 22:2</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm" title="Also in your skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but on all these.">Jeremiah 2:34</a>.) The figure of forcing the ship through the great wave wall is very striking. The Latin <span class= "ital">infindere sulcos</span> and our <span class= "ital">ploughing the main</span> are kindred metaphors. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jonah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - The generous sailors, however, are loth to execute this sentence on a prophet of the Lord, and make a supreme effort to reach the land, and thus obviate this severe alternative. <span class="cmt_word">Rowed hard;</span> literally, <span class="accented">digged</span> (<a href="/job/24-16.htm">Job 24:16</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Ezekiel 12:7</a>); Septuagint, <span class="greek">παρεβιάζοντο</span>, "used violent efforts." They endeavoured to force their way through the waves with oars, as the use of sails was impracticable. The expression is like the classical phrases, <span class="accented">infindere sulcos, scindere freta, arare aquas</span>, and our "to plough the main." <span class="cmt_word">To the land;</span> <span class="accented">to get them back to land.</span> The wind was off shore, and they had taken down the sails, and tried to row back to the harbour. <span class="greek">Τοῦ</span> <span class="greek">ἐπιτρέψαι πρὸς τὴν γῆν</span>, "to return to the land" (Septuagint). <span class="cmt_word">The sea wrought</span> (see note on ver. 11). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jonah/1-13.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">Nevertheless, the men</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rowed hard</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּחְתְּר֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḥ·tə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2864.htm">Strong's 2864: </a> </span><span class="str2">To force a, passage, as by burglary, with oars</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to get back</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהָשִׁ֛יב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hā·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</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">dry land,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yab·bā·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dry land, dry ground</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but they</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">could not,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָכֹ֑לוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḵō·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be able, have power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</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">was raging</span><br /><span class="heb">וְסֹעֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·sō·‘êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5590.htm">Strong's 5590: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rush upon, to toss</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them more and more.</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹלֵ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jonah/1-13.htm">Jonah 1:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jonah/1-13.htm">Jonah 1:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jonah/1-13.htm">Jonah 1:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jonah/1-13.htm">Jonah 1:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jonah/1-13.htm">Jonah 1:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jonah/1-13.htm">Jonah 1:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jonah/1-13.htm">Jonah 1:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jonah/1-13.htm">Jonah 1:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jonah/1-13.htm">Jonah 1:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jonah/1-13.htm">Jonah 1:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jonah/1-13.htm">OT Prophets: Jonah 1:13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get (Jon. 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