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href="/bsb/jonah/1.htm" 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 />At this the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jonah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The sailors were awestruck by the LORD’s great power, and they offered him a sacrifice and vowed to serve him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jonah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jonah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jonah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jonah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the LORD and took vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jonah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the men became extremely afraid of the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jonah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jonah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jonah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the men greatly feared Yahweh, and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jonah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jonah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The men were seized by great fear of the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jonah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The men feared the LORD even more, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jonah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jonah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The sailors were so terrified that they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made all kinds of promises. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jonah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jonah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The men were terrified of the LORD. They offered sacrifices and made vows to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jonah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This made the sailors so afraid of the LORD that they offered a sacrifice and promised to serve him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jonah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the men feared the LORD greatly, offered a sacrifice to the LORD, and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jonah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jonah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The men feared the LORD greatly, and earnestly vowed to offer lavish sacrifices to the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jonah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD, and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jonah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the LORD, and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jonah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows. <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 fear YHWH [with] a great fear, and sacrifice a sacrifice to YHWH, and vow vows.<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 fear Jehovah -- a great fear, and sacrifice a sacrifice to Jehovah, and vow vows.<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 feared Jehovah with great fear, and they will sacrifice a sacrifice to Jehovah, and they will vow vows.<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 feared the Lord exceedingly, and sacrificed victims to the Lord, and made vows. <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 feared the Lord greatly, and they sacrificed victims to the Lord, and they made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jonah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Seized with great fear of the LORD, the men offered sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jonah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the men feared the LORD even more, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jonah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the men were greatly terrified from the presence of the LORD, and they offered sacrifices of righteousness to the LORD and made vows.<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 feared with great fear before LORD JEHOVAH and they sacrificed sacrifices to LORD JEHOVAH and they vowed vows<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jonah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jonah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the men feared the Lord very greatly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord, and vowed vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jonah/1-16.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=173" 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">15</span>At this, they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm. <span class="reftext">16</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.">Then the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3374.htm" title="3374: yir·’āh (N-fs) -- A fear. Feminine of yare'; fear; morally, reverence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: way·yî·rə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">feared</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh (Adj-fs) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">greatly,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2076.htm" title="2076: way·yiz·bə·ḥū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To slaughter for sacrifice. A primitive root; to slaughter an animal.">and they offered</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: ze·ḇaḥ (N-ms) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">a sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5087.htm" title="5087: way·yid·də·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To vow. A primitive root; to promise.">and made</a> <a href="/hebrew/5088.htm" title="5088: nə·ḏā·rîm (N-mp) -- A vow. Or neder; from nadar; a promise; also a thing promised.">vows to Him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.…<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="/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41</a></span><br />The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-32.htm">Luke 11:32</a></span><br />The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-35.htm">Acts 27:35</a></span><br />After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-41.htm">Mark 4:41</a></span><br />Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-27.htm">Matthew 8:27</a></span><br />The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-29.htm">Acts 16:29-31</a></span><br />Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. / Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” / They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-28.htm">Psalm 107:28-31</a></span><br />Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. / He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed. / They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-18.htm">1 Samuel 12:18</a></span><br />So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-32.htm">2 Kings 17:32-33</a></span><br />So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places. / They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-15.htm">Acts 14:15</a></span><br />“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-4.htm">Revelation 15:4</a></span><br />Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-39.htm">1 Kings 18:39</a></span><br />When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/6-26.htm">Daniel 6:26-27</a></span><br />I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end. / He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-31.htm">Exodus 14:31</a></span><br />When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the LORD, and made vows.</p><p class="hdg">feared.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/1-10.htm">Jonah 1:10</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-9.htm">Isaiah 26:9</a></b></br> With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments <i>are</i> in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/4-34.htm">Daniel 4:34-37</a></b></br> And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion <i>is</i> an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom <i>is</i> from generation to generation: … </p><p class="hdg">offered, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">Genesis 8:20</a></b></br> And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/13-16.htm">Judges 13:16</a></b></br> And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he <i>was</i> an angel of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/5-17.htm">2 Kings 5:17</a></b></br> And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">made.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Genesis 28:20</a></b></br> And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-14.htm">Psalm 50:14</a></b></br> Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/66-13.htm">Psalm 66:13-16</a></b></br> I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jonah/1-10.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/jonah/1-10.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Feared</a> <a href="/jonah/1-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-2.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/amos/8-14.htm">Oaths</a> <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/amos/4-5.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-21.htm">Vow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-25.htm">Vows</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jonah/3-3.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/micah/2-8.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-7.htm">Feared</a> <a href="/jonah/1-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jonah/4-1.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/jonah/2-9.htm">Oaths</a> <a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/jonah/2-9.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/jonah/2-9.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Vow</a> <a href="/nahum/1-15.htm">Vows</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>Then the men feared the LORD greatly</b><br>The sailors' fear of the LORD marks a significant turning point in the narrative. Initially, they were polytheistic, each crying out to their own gods (<a href="/jonah/1-5.htm">Jonah 1:5</a>). Their fear here is not just terror but a reverential awe, recognizing the power and sovereignty of the God of Israel. This fear is consistent with the biblical theme that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>). The transformation from fearing the storm to fearing the LORD indicates a shift from natural fear to spiritual reverence, a common theme in Scripture where encounters with God's power lead to worship (<a href="/exodus/14-31.htm">Exodus 14:31</a>).<p><b>and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD</b><br>Offering sacrifices was a common practice in ancient Near Eastern religions as a means of appeasing deities. However, the sailors' sacrifice to the LORD signifies their acknowledgment of His supremacy over their own gods. This act of worship aligns with the Old Testament practice of offering sacrifices as a means of atonement and thanksgiving (Leviticus 1-7). It also prefigures the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who offered Himself once for all (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>). The sailors' actions foreshadow the inclusion of Gentiles in the worship of the true God, a theme that is fully realized in the New Testament (Acts 10).<p><b>and made vows to Him</b><br>Making vows was a serious commitment in the ancient world, often accompanying sacrifices as a pledge of future devotion or obedience (<a href="/psalms/50-14.htm">Psalm 50:14</a>). The sailors' vows indicate a genuine conversion experience, as they commit themselves to the LORD beyond the immediate crisis. This mirrors the biblical pattern where deliverance leads to a covenant relationship with God (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>). Their vows also reflect the biblical principle that true faith results in a change of heart and behavior (<a href="/james/2-17.htm">James 2:17</a>). This moment anticipates the New Testament call for believers to present their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God (<a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_men.htm">The Men (Sailors)</a></b><br>These are the sailors on the ship with Jonah. Initially, they were pagans who worshiped various gods, but through the events of the storm and Jonah's testimony, they came to fear the LORD.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His sovereignty and power over creation, which the sailors come to recognize and revere.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sacrifice_and_vows.htm">The Sacrifice and Vows</a></b><br>The sailors' response to the calming of the sea, indicating a shift from fear of the storm to reverence for the God of Israel. This act signifies their acknowledgment of God's power and their commitment to Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/fear_of_the_lord.htm">Fear of the LORD</a></b><br>The sailors' fear of the LORD represents a reverent awe and recognition of His supreme authority. This fear leads to worship and commitment, a model for how believers should respond to God's power and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_encounter.htm">Transformation through Encounter</a></b><br>The sailors' transformation from pagan worshipers to those who fear the LORD highlights the power of divine encounters. It encourages believers to share their testimonies, as God can use them to bring others to faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sacrifice_and_vows.htm">Sacrifice and Vows</a></b><br>The sailors' response with sacrifices and vows demonstrates a heart of gratitude and commitment. Believers are called to offer their lives as living sacrifices, dedicating themselves to God's service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The calming of the sea underscores God's control over nature and circumstances. Trusting in God's sovereignty brings peace amidst life's storms.<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/did_pagan_sailors_truly_convert_post-jonah.htm">Jonah 1:15–16 – Would experienced pagan sailors genuinely convert to worship Yahweh so abruptly after tossing Jonah overboard? </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/why_condemn_blemished_sacrifices_in_malachi.htm">In Malachi 1:14, why does the text condemn offering blemished sacrifices when some passages suggest more lenient standards for certain offerings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_accept_sacrifices.htm">If God is all-good, why does He accept human sacrifices in some cases (Judges 11:30-39)?</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>(16) <span class= "bld">Offered.--</span>There may have been some live-stock on board suitable for sacrifice; but the offering could only be completed on landing, wherefore they <span class= "ital">made vows.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jonah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Feared the Lord.</span> They recognized the supernatural element in the transaction, and conceived an awe and fed, of Jehovah, who had wrought these wonders <span class="cmt_word">Offered a sacrifice unto the Lord.</span> Many commentators think that they sacrificed on reaching shore, as they had thrown the cargo overboard, and would have had no animal to offer. The Chaldee renders accordingly, "They said that they would offer sacrifices." But the text implies that they sacrificed immediately on the cessation of the storm. They may naturally have had some animal on board fit for offering. <span class="cmt_word">And made vows.</span> Vowed to make other offerings when it was in their power. Henderson compares Virgil, 'AEneid,' 3:403, etc. - <p><span class="accented">"Quin, ubi transmissae steterint trans aequora classes<br />Et positis aris jam vota in litore solves."</span> <p><span class="accented">"And when thy fleet hath safely crossed the seas,<br />And, raising altars on the shore, thy vows<br />Thou shalt perform."</span> It has been supposed that these sailors embraced Judaism and became proselytes. At any rate, they showed themselves in the light of believers on this occasion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jonah/1-16.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 men</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים</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_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">feared</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּֽירְא֧וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yî·rə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">greatly,</span><br /><span class="heb">גְדוֹלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḡə·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">and they offered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּֽזְבְּחוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiz·bə·ḥū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2076.htm">Strong's 2076: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter for sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a sacrifice</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֙בַח֙</span> <span class="translit">(ze·ḇaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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">and made</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּדְּר֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yid·də·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_5087.htm">Strong's 5087: </a> </span><span class="str2">To promise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vows [to Him].</span><br /><span class="heb">נְדָרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḏā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5088.htm">Strong's 5088: </a> </span><span class="str2">A promise, a thing promised</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jonah/1-16.htm">Jonah 1:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jonah/1-16.htm">Jonah 1:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jonah/1-16.htm">Jonah 1:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jonah/1-16.htm">Jonah 1:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jonah/1-16.htm">Jonah 1:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jonah/1-16.htm">Jonah 1:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jonah/1-16.htm">Jonah 1:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jonah/1-16.htm">Jonah 1:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jonah/1-16.htm">Jonah 1:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jonah/1-16.htm">Jonah 1:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jonah/1-16.htm">OT Prophets: Jonah 1:16 Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly (Jon. 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