Jonah 1:15 · KJV
“So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. {ceased: Heb. stood}”
— Jonah 1:15
Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows. {offered...: Heb. sacrifice unto the LORD, and vowed vows}
Jonah 1 — Context
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring {it} to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. {rowed: Heb. digged} {wrought...: or, grew more and more tempestuous: Heb. went}
14Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
15So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. {ceased: Heb. stood}
16Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows. {offered...: Heb. sacrifice unto the LORD, and vowed vows}
17Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. {belly: Heb. bowels}
Cross References
Psalms 93:3-4
The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
Luke 8:24
And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
Psalms 107:29
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
Psalms 89:9
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
Psalms 65:7
Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
Matthew 8:26
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
Joshua 7:24-26
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.
2 Samuel 21:8-9
But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite: {Michal: or, Michal's sister} {brought...: Heb. bear to Adriel}