Jonah 1:10

Jonah 1:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)This terrified them and they asked, “What have you done?” (They knew he was running away from the Lord, because he had already told them so.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, "What is this that you have done!" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The sailors were terrified when they heard this, for he had already told them he was running away from the Lord. “Oh, why did you do it?” they groaned.

Context of Jonah 1:10

8Then they said to him, “Please tell us! For whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?” 9So he said to them, “I am a Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “Why have you done this?” For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them. 11Then 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. 12And he said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me.”

Jonah 1:10 word by word

וַיִּֽירְא֤וּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ יִרְאָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔ה וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו מַה־זֹּ֣את עָשִׂ֑יתָ כִּֽי־יָדְע֣וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים כִּֽי־מִלִּפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ ה֣וּא בֹרֵ֔חַ כִּ֥י הִגִּ֖יד לָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then were the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• exceedinglyיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
• exceedinglyגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Why hast thou doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that he fledבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
• from the presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• because he had toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046

Cross-references for Jonah 1:10

• John 19:8Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid,
• Daniel 5:6Then the king’s countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened and his knees knocked against each other.
• Joshua 7:25And Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? The Lord will trouble you this day.” So all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones.
• 2 Samuel 24:3And Joab said to the king, “Now may the Lord your God add to the people a hundred times more than there are, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king desire this thing?”
• Jonah 1:3But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
• Job 27:22It hurls against him and does not spare; He flees desperately from its power.

Commentaries on Jonah 1:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Then were the men exceedingly afraid - Before, they had feared the tempest and the loss of their lives. Now they feared God. They feared, not the creature but the Creator. They knew that what they had feared was the doing of His Almightiness. They felt how awesome a thing it was to be in His Hands. Such fear is the beginning of conversion, when people turn from dwelling on the distresses which surround them, to God who sent them. Why hast thou done this?…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 Jonah gave an account of his religion, for that was his business. We may hope that he told with sorrow and shame, justifying God, condemning himself, and explaining to the mariners what a great God Jehovah is. They said to him, Why hast thou done this? If thou fearest the God that made the sea and the dry land, why wast thou such a fool as to think thou couldst flee from his presence? If the professors of religion do wrong, they will hear it…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. "The men were exceedingly afraid," when made aware of the wrath of so powerful a God at the flight of Jonah. Why hast thou done this?--If professors of religion do wrong, they will hear of it from those who make no such profession.Read the comment

Topics related to Jonah 1:10

• Jonah
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In the dictionaries

• Cry
• Raging
• Jonah, the Book of
• Hebrew

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