Jonah 1:5

American Standard Version (1901)

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it unto them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

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  • Acts 27:18-19 : 18 And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the [the freight] overboard; 19 and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.
  • Acts 27:38 : 38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
  • 1 Kgs 18:26 : 26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped about the altar which was made.
  • Job 2:4 : 4 And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
  • Isa 44:17-20 : 17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image; he falleth down unto it and worshippeth, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god. 18 They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 19 And none calleth to mind, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? 20 He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
  • Isa 45:20 : 20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
  • Jer 2:28 : 28 But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.
  • Hos 7:14 : 14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me.
  • Jonah 1:6 : 6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
  • Jonah 1:14 : 14 Wherefore they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.
  • Jonah 1:16 : 16 Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.
  • Matt 25:5 : 5 Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
  • Matt 26:40-41 : 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
  • Matt 26:43 : 43 And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
  • Matt 26:45 : 45 Then cometh he to the disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
  • Luke 22:45-46 : 45 And when he rose up from his prayer, he came unto the disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow, 46 and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.
  • Phil 3:7-8 : 7 Howbeit what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,
  • Judg 16:19 : 19 And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
  • 1 Sam 24:3 : 3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.

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  • Jonah 1:6-17
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    6So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

    7And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

    8Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

    9And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.

    10Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this that thou hast done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Jehovah, because he had told them.

    11Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

    12And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

    13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

    14Wherefore they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.

    15So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.

    16Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.

    17And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

  • Jonah 1:1-4
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    1Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

    2Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

    3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.

    4But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

  • Matt 8:24-26
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    77%

    24And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

    25And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish.

    26And 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.

  • Mark 4:37-38
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    37And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling.

    38And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish?

  • Jonah 2:1-2
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    1Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly.

    2And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, [And] thou heardest my voice.

  • Luke 8:23-24
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    23But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filling [with water], and were in jeopardy.

    24And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. And he awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.

  • Acts 27:29-30
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    29And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.

    30And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

  • Acts 27:17-19
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    17and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.

    18And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the [the freight] overboard;

    19and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.

  • Jonah 4:8
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    8And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

  • Jonah 2:10
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    10And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

  • Jonah 4:1-2
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    72%

    1But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.

    2And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, I pray thee, O Jehovah, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hasted to flee unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

  • Acts 27:38-41
    4 verses
    71%

    38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

    39And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they perceived a certain bay with a beach, and they took counsel whether they could drive the ship upon it.

    40And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

    41But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence [of the waves] .

  • Jonah 4:5
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    5Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city.

  • Ezek 27:29
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    29And all that handled the oar, the mariners, [and] all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand upon the land,

  • Ps 107:23
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    23They that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great waters;

  • John 6:19
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    19When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat: and they were afraid.

  • Acts 27:27
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    27But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the [sea of] Adria, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some country:

  • Jonah 3:4-5
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    4And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

    5And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

  • Ps 107:26
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    26They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths: Their soul melteth away because of trouble.

  • Matt 14:24
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    24But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves; for the wind was contrary.

  • Luke 5:7
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    7and they beckoned unto their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

  • Acts 27:15
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    15and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way [to it], and were driven.