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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Jonah 1:10

8Then said they to him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thy occupation? and from where comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? 9And he said to them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land . Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said to him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. 11Then said they to him, What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea raged, and was tempestuous. 12And he said to them, Take me, and cast me into the sea; so shall the sea be calm to you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

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

• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• exceedinglyגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• exceedinglyיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
• afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• fledבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
• presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046

Cross-references for Jonah 1:10

• John 19:8When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
• Daniel 5:6Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
• Joshua 7:25And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
• 2 Samuel 24:3And Joab said to the king, Now the LORD thy God add to the people, as many as they may be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it : but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?
• Jonah 1:3But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
• Job 27:22For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would long to flee out of his hand.

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
• Superstition

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