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So they asked him, &#8220What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jonah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And since the storm was getting worse all the time, they asked him, “What should we do to you to stop this storm?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jonah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jonah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jonah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jonah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us?”—for the sea was growing more tempestuous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jonah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they said to him, “What should we do to you so that the sea will become calm for us?”—for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jonah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So they said to him, &#8220What should we do to you that the sea may become calm for us?"— for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jonah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So they said to him, “What should we do to you that the sea may become calm for us?”—for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jonah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So they said to him, “What should we do to you that the sea may become quiet for us?”—for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jonah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then they said to him, “What should we do to you, so that the sea will become calm for us?”—for the sea was becoming more and more violent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jonah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they said to him, “What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us? ” For the sea was getting worse and worse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jonah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they said to him, &#8220What should we do to you to calm this sea that&#8217s against us?&#8221 For the sea was getting worse and worse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jonah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jonah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The storm kept getting worse, until finally the sailors asked him, "What should we do with you to make the sea calm down?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jonah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jonah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The storm was getting worse. So they asked Jonah, "What should we do with you to calm the sea?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jonah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The storm was getting worse all the time, so the sailors asked him, "What should we do to you to stop the storm?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jonah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Because the sea was growing more and more stormy, they asked him, "What do we have to do to you so the sea will calm down for us?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jonah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, ?What must we do to you to calm this sea for us??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jonah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Because the storm was growing worse and worse, they said to him, "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jonah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then said they to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?" For the sea grew more and more stormy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jonah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said they to him, What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jonah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jonah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they say to him, “What do we do to you that the sea may cease from us, for the sea is more and more turbulent?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jonah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they say unto him, 'What do we do to thee that the sea may cease from us, for the sea is more and more tempestuous?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jonah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will say to him, What shall we do to thee and the sea shall subside from you? For the sea went and tossed about.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jonah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they said to him: What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea flowed and swelled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jonah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they said to him, “What are we to do with you, so that the sea will cease for us?” For the sea flowed and swelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jonah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They asked, “What shall we do with you, that the sea may calm down for us?” For the sea was growing 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 />Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea was growing more and more tempestuous.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jonah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when he had told them everything, then they said to him, What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us? For behold, the sea continues to be more tempestuous against us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jonah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when he showed them, they were saying to him: ‘what shall we do to you and the sea will be still for us, because, behold, the sea is moving and disturbed against us?’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jonah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then said they unto him: 'What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us?' for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jonah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they said to him, What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea rose, and lifted its wave exceedingly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jonah/1-11.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=119" 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">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Now</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/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·w·lêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">was growing worse</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.">and worse,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">so they said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to Jonah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">“What</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: na·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">must we do</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/8367.htm" title="8367: wə·yiš·tōq (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To be quiet. A primitive root; to subside.">to calm</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.">this sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ā·lê·nū (Prep-m:: 1cp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for us?”</a> </span><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.”…<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/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39-41</a></span><br />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. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / 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/8-25.htm">Matthew 8:25-27</a></span><br />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. / 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="/psalms/107-28.htm">Psalm 107:28-30</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="/acts/27-18.htm">Acts 27:18-20</a></span><br />We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo. / On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. / When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a></span><br />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="/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="/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="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10</a></span><br />Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, 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="/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12</a></span><br />By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.<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="/matthew/14-32.htm">Matthew 14:32-33</a></span><br />And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down. / Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-23.htm">Acts 27:23-25</a></span><br />For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me / and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’ / So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said they to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea worked, and was tempestuous.</p><p class="hdg">What.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/6-2.htm">1 Samuel 6:2,3</a></b></br> And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">2 Samuel 21:1-6</a></b></br> Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, <i>It is</i> for Saul, and for <i>his</i> bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/24-11.htm">2 Samuel 24:11-13</a></b></br> For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, … </p><p class="hdg">calm unto us.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-42.htm">Calm</a> <a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/daniel/8-10.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/colossians/2-7.htm">Increasingly</a> <a href="/amos/5-13.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/jonah/1-13.htm">Rougher</a> <a href="/jonah/1-9.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Stormy</a> <a href="/psalms/50-3.htm">Tempestuous</a> <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Us-For</a> <a href="/daniel/11-28.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jonah/1-12.htm">Calm</a> <a href="/jonah/1-12.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-15.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/jonah/1-13.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/colossians/2-7.htm">Increasingly</a> <a href="/jonah/1-12.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/jonah/1-13.htm">Rougher</a> <a href="/jonah/1-12.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/jonah/1-13.htm">Stormy</a> <a href="/jonah/1-13.htm">Tempestuous</a> <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Us-For</a> <a href="/jonah/1-13.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>Now the sea was growing worse and worse</b><br>The worsening sea conditions highlight the severity of the storm sent by God as a direct response to Jonah's disobedience. In biblical context, storms often symbolize divine intervention or judgment (e.g., <a href="/psalms/107-25.htm">Psalm 107:25-29</a>). The escalating storm serves as a physical manifestation of God's displeasure and a call for repentance. The worsening conditions also emphasize the urgency and seriousness of the situation, compelling the sailors to seek a solution.<p><b>so they said to Jonah</b><br>The sailors, recognizing Jonah as the cause of their predicament, turn to him for guidance. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern belief in the interconnectedness of human actions and divine responses. Jonah's presence on the ship and his earlier admission of fleeing from God (<a href="/jonah/1-9.htm">Jonah 1:9-10</a>) make him the focal point of the sailors' inquiry. This moment underscores the theme of accountability and the impact of individual actions on the community.<p><b>“What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?”</b><br>The sailors' question indicates their desperation and willingness to take drastic measures to appease the divine wrath. It also reflects a common ancient practice of seeking to appease deities through specific actions or sacrifices. This inquiry parallels other biblical instances where individuals seek divine guidance to avert disaster (e.g., <a href="/2_samuel/21.htm">2 Samuel 21:1-14</a>). The question foreshadows Jonah's eventual suggestion to be thrown overboard, which prefigures the concept of substitutionary atonement, a type of Christ's sacrificial death to bring peace between God and humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jonah.htm">Jonah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who is fleeing from God's command to go to Nineveh. His disobedience leads to a storm at sea.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sailors.htm">Sailors</a></b><br>The crew on the ship with Jonah, who are caught in the storm and seek a solution to calm the sea.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Represents the chaos and danger that arises from Jonah's disobedience to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ship.htm">The Ship</a></b><br>The vessel carrying Jonah and the sailors, symbolizing Jonah's attempt to escape God's presence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_storm.htm">The Storm</a></b><br>A divine intervention by God to redirect Jonah back to His will.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nature.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nature</a></b><br>The storm in <a href="/jonah/1-11.htm">Jonah 1:11</a> illustrates God's control over creation. Just as He commands the sea, He commands our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Jonah's attempt to flee from God results in turmoil not only for himself but also for those around him. Our disobedience can have far-reaching effects.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_guidance_in_crisis.htm">Seeking God's Guidance in Crisis</a></b><br>The sailors' question to Jonah reflects a search for divine guidance. In times of trouble, we should seek God's wisdom and direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_responsibility.htm">Repentance and Responsibility</a></b><br>Jonah's situation calls for repentance and taking responsibility for one's actions. Acknowledging our role in life's storms is the first step toward resolution.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_impact_of_personal_sin.htm">Community Impact of Personal Sin</a></b><br>Jonah's disobedience affects the entire crew, highlighting how personal sin can impact a community. We must consider how our actions influence others.<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_truly_swallowed_by_a_whale.htm">Was Jonah truly swallowed by a whale?</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_didn't_jonah_know_left_from_right.htm">Why was Jonah unaware of his right and left?</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>(11) <span class= "bld">What shall we.--</span>The prophet would of course know how to appease the God he had displeased.<p><span class= "bld">May be calm unto us</span>.--See margin. The word rendered <span class= "ital">calm</span> occurs (<a href="/psalms/107-30.htm" title="Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he brings them to their desired haven.">Psalm 107:30</a>) of a <span class= "ital">lull</span> after a storm, and in <a href="/proverbs/26-20.htm" title="Where no wood is, there the fire goes out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases.">Proverbs 26:20</a> metaphorically, of <span class= "ital">peace</span> after strife.<p><span class= "bld">Wrought, and was tempestuous.--</span>Literally, <span class= "ital">was going, and being agitated</span>; an idiom rightly explained in the margin. (Comp. a similar idiom <a href="/genesis/8-3.htm" title="And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.">Genesis 8:3</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jonah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 11-16.</span> - § 3. <span class="accented">On hearing. Jonah's confession, the sailors appeal to him, as a worshipper of Jehovah, to tell them what to do to him that the storm may cease. He bids them cast him into the sea, which, after some demur and after renewed efforts to escape, they proceed to do. Upon this the storm immediately abates.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">What shall we do unto thee?</span> They recognize that the tempest was sent as a judgment on account of Jonah's sin; at the same time, believing him to be a prophet of Jehovah, under whose wrath they were suffering, they ask his advice in this emergency; if it was a crime to receive him, what shall they do to him to expiate the offence and to appease the anger of God? <span class="cmt_word">That the sea may be calm unto us;</span> literally, <span class="accented">may be silent from upon us</span>, so as no longer to bear down upon us (comp. <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Wrought, and was tempestuous;</span> literally, <span class="accented">was going and was tempestuous</span>; Septuagint, <span class="greek">Ἐπορεύετο καὶ ἐξήγειρε μᾶλλον κλύδωνα</span>, "The sea was moving and lifting the surge still more;" Vulgate, <span class="accented">ibat et intumescebat.</span> That is, according to the Hebrew idiom, "grew more and more tempestuous" (comp. <a href="/exodus/19-19.htm">Exodus 19:19</a>; <a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Proverbs 4:18</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jonah/1-11.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">Now</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</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">הַיָּ֖ם</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 growing worse</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 /><br /><span class="word">and worse,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְסֹעֵֽר׃</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">so they said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mə·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_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to [Jonah],</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<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">“What</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must we do</span><br /><span class="heb">נַּ֣עֲשֶׂה</span> <span class="translit">(na·‘ă·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you</span><br /><span class="heb">לָּ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">to calm</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִשְׁתֹּ֥ק</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yiš·tōq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8367.htm">Strong's 8367: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be quiet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this sea</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּ֖ם</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">for us?”</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽעָלֵ֑ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ā·lê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | first person common 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jonah/1-11.htm">Jonah 1:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jonah/1-11.htm">Jonah 1:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jonah/1-11.htm">Jonah 1:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jonah/1-11.htm">Jonah 1:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jonah/1-11.htm">Jonah 1:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jonah/1-11.htm">Jonah 1:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jonah/1-11.htm">Jonah 1:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jonah/1-11.htm">Jonah 1:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jonah/1-11.htm">Jonah 1:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jonah/1-11.htm">Jonah 1:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jonah/1-11.htm">OT Prophets: Jonah 1:11 Then said they to him What shall (Jon. 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