Jonah 1:5

Jonah 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
• New International Version (NIV)All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down into the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep.

Context of Jonah 1:5

3But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the Lord by sailing to Tarshish. 4But the Lord hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart. Fearing for their lives, the desperate sailors shouted to their gods for help and threw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship. But all this time Jonah was sound asleep down in the hold. 6So the captain went down after him. “How can you sleep at a time like this?” he shouted. “Get up and pray to your god! Maybe he will pay attention to us and spare our lives.” 7Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit.

Jonah 1:5 word by word

וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ הַמַּלָּחִ֗ים וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אֱלֹהָיו֒ וַיָּטִ֨לוּ אֶת־הַכֵּלִ֜ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙ אֶל־הַיָּ֔ם לְהָקֵ֖ל מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְיוֹנָ֗ה יָרַד֙ אֶל־יַרְכְּתֵ֣י הַסְּפִינָ֔ה וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the marinersמַלָּחmallâch · marinerH4419
• were afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• and criedזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• unto his godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and cast forthטוּלţûl · to castH2904
• the waresכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• in the shipאֳנִיָּה'onîyâh · a shipH591
• into the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• to lightenקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
• of them. But Jonahיוֹנָהyônâh · JonahH3124
• was gone downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• into the sidesיַרְכָהyerêkâh · flankH3411
• of the shipסְפִינָהsephîynâh · shipH5600
• and he layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• and was fast asleepרָדַםrâdam · to sleepH7290

Cross-references for Jonah 1:5

• Jonah 1:6So the captain went down after him. “How can you sleep at a time like this?” he shouted. “Get up and pray to your god! Maybe he will pay attention to us and spare our lives.”
• 1 Kings 18:26So they prepared one of the bulls and placed it on the altar. Then they called on the name of Baal from morning until noontime, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no reply of any kind. Then they danced, hobbling around the altar they had made.
• Isaiah 44:17Then he takes what’s left and makes his god: a carved idol! He falls down in front of it, worshiping and praying to it. “Rescue me!” he says. “You are my god!”
• Isaiah 45:20“Gather together and come, you fugitives from surrounding nations. What fools they are who carry around their wooden idols and pray to gods that cannot save!
• Jeremiah 2:28But why not call on these gods you have made? When trouble comes, let them save you if they can! For you have as many gods as there are towns in Judah.
• Hosea 7:14They do not cry out to me with sincere hearts. Instead, they sit on their couches and wail. They cut themselves, begging foreign gods for grain and new wine, and they turn away from me.
• Job 2:4Satan replied to the Lord, “Skin for skin! A man will give up everything he has to save his life.
• Acts 27:18The next day, as gale-force winds continued to batter the ship, the crew began throwing the cargo overboard.
• Philippians 3:7I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.
• 1 Samuel 24:3At the place where the road passes some sheepfolds, Saul went into a cave to relieve himself. But as it happened, David and his men were hiding farther back in that very cave!
• Judges 16:19Delilah lulled Samson to sleep with his head in her lap, and then she called in a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair. In this way she began to bring him down, and his strength left him.
• Matthew 25:5When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
• Matthew 26:40Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour?
• Luke 22:45At last he stood up again and returned to the disciples, only to find them asleep, exhausted from grief.

Commentaries on Jonah 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Cried every man unto his god - The ship's crew were all heathens; and, it is probable, heathens who had each a different object of religious worship. Cast forth the wares - Threw the lading overboard to lighten the ship, hoping the better to ride out the storm. Jonah was gone down - Most probably into the hold or cabin under the deck; or where they had berths for passengers in the sides of the ship, something in the manner of our packets. Was fast asleep…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And cried, every man unto his God - They did what they could. “Not knowing the truth, they yet know of a Providence, and, amid religious error, know that there is an Object of reverence.” In ignorance they had received one who offended God. And now God, “whom they ignorantly worshiped” Acts 17:23, while they cried to the gods, who, they thought, disposed of them, heard them. They escaped with the loss of their wares, but God saved their lives and revealed…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-7Verses 4-7 God sent a pursuer after Jonah, even a mighty tempest. Sin brings storms and tempests into the soul, into the family, into churches and nations; it is a disquieting, disturbing thing. Having called upon their gods for help, the sailors did what they could to help themselves. Oh that men would be thus wise for their souls, and would be willing to part with that wealth, pleasure, and honour, which they cannot keep without making shipwreck of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6God may have caused Jonah to keep sleeping to show that the sailors' gods could not help (Jonah 1:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. mariners were afraid--though used to storms; the danger therefore must have been extreme. cried every man unto his god--The idols proved unable to save them, though each, according to Phoenician custom, called on his tutelary god. But Jehovah proved able: and the heathen sailors owned it in the end by sacrificing to Him (Jon 1:16). into the sides--that is, the interior recesses (compare 1Sa 24:3; Is 14:13, 15). Those conscious of guilt shrink from the…Read the comment

Topics related to Jonah 1:5

• Confidence
• Converts
• Idolatry
• Jonah
• Mariners (Sailors)
• Minister, Christian
• Superstition

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jonah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Cry
• Raging
• Asleep
• Jonah, the Book of
• Ships and Boats
• Sides

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