Jonah 1:15

Jonah 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging.

Context of Jonah 1:15

13Instead, the men tried to row harder to get the ship back to shore, but they couldn’t do it. The storm was getting worse. 14So they cried to the Lord for help: “Please, Lord, don’t let us die for taking this man’s life. Don’t hold us responsible for the death of an innocent man, because you, Lord, do whatever you want.” Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the sea became calm. 16The men were terrified of the Lord. They offered sacrifices and made vows to the Lord. 17The Lord sent a big fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.

Jonah 1:15 word by word

וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙ אֶת־יוֹנָ֔ה וַיְטִלֻ֖הוּ אֶל־הַיָּ֑ם וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד הַיָּ֖ם מִזַּעְפּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So they took upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• Jonahיוֹנָהyônâh · JonahH3124
• and cast him forthטוּלţûl · to castH2904
• into the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• ceasedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• from her ragingזַ֫עַףza‛aph · rageH2197

Cross-references for Jonah 1:15

• Joshua 7:24Joshua and all Israel took Achan (son of Zerah), the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his cattle, his donkeys, his sheep, and his tent—everything he had—and brought them to the valley of Achor [Disaster].
• 2 Samuel 21:8The king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah (Aiah’s daughter) gave birth to for Saul, and five sons whom Merab (Saul’s daughter) gave birth to for Adriel, son of Barzillai from Meholah.
• Psalms 89:9You rule the raging sea. When its waves rise, you quiet them.
• Psalms 93:3The ocean rises, O Lord. The ocean rises with a roar. The ocean rises with its pounding waves.
• Psalms 107:29He made the storm calm down, and the waves became still.
• Matthew 8:26Jesus said to them, “Why do you cowards have so little faith?” Then he got up, gave an order to the wind and the sea, and the sea became very calm.
• Luke 8:24They went to him, woke him up, and said, “Master! Master! We’re going to die!” Then he got up and ordered the wind and the waves to stop. The wind stopped, and the sea became calm.

Commentaries on Jonah 1:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15They took up Jonah - o“He does not say, laid hold on him‘, nor came upon him‘ but lifted‘ him; as it were, bearing him with respect and honor, they cast him into the sea, not resisting, but yielding himself to their will.” The sea ceased (literally “stood”) from his raging - Ordinarily, the waves still swell, when the wind has ceased. The sea, when it had received Jonah, was hushed at once, to show that God alone raised and quelled it. It “stood” still…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 The mariners rowed against wind and tide, the wind of God's displeasure, the tide of his counsel; but it is in vain to think of saving ourselves any other way than by destroying our sins. Even natural conscience cannot but dread blood-guiltiness. And when we are led by Providence God does what he pleases, and we ought to be satisfied, though it may not please us. Throwing Jonah into the sea put an end to the storm. God will not afflict for…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. sea ceased ... raging--so at Jesus' word (Lu 8:24). God spares the prayerful penitent, a truth illustrated now in the case of the sailors, presently in that of Jonah, and thirdly, in that of Nineveh.Read the comment

Topics related to Jonah 1:15

• Jonah
• Miracles
• Superstition

In the dictionaries

• Jonah
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Cry
• Raging
• Jonah, the Book of
• Ships and Boats
• oath, vow, swear, swearing, swear by, sworn

Commentaries on Jonah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings