Jonah 1:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the Lord sent out a great wind on to the sea and there was a violent storm in the sea, so that the ship seemed in danger of being broken.

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  • Ps 107:23-31 : 23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in the great waters; 24 They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. 25 For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves. 26 The sailors go up to heaven, and down into the deep; their souls are wasted because of their trouble. 27 They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing. 28 Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles. 29 He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace. 30 Then they are glad, because the sea is quiet, and he takes them to the harbour of their desire. 31 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
  • Ps 135:7 : 7 He makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes thunder-flames for the rain; he sends out the winds from his store-houses.
  • Amos 4:13 : 13 For see, he who gave form to the mountains and made the wind, giving knowledge of his purpose to man, who makes the morning dark, and is walking on the high places of the earth: the Lord, the God of armies, is his name.
  • Matt 8:24-27 : 24 And there came up a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was sleeping. 25 And they came to him, and, awaking him, said, Help, Lord; destruction is near. 26 And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 27 And the men were full of wonder, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea do his orders?
  • Acts 27:13-20 : 13 And when the south wind came softly, being of the opinion that their purpose might be effected, they let the ship go and went sailing down the side of Crete, very near to the land. 14 But after a little time, a very violent wind, named Euraquilo, came down from it with great force. 15 And when the ship got into the grip of it, and was not able to make headway into the wind, we gave way, and went before it. 16 And, sailing near the side of a small island named Cauda, we were able, though it was hard work, to make the ship's boat safe: 17 And having got it up, they put cords under and round the ship; but fearing that they might be pushed on to the Syrtis, they let down the sails and so went running before the wind. 18 And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship; 19 And on the third day, they let all the sailing apparatus go over the side. 20 And as we had not seen the sun or stars for a long time, and a great storm was on us, all hope of salvation was gone.
  • Exod 10:13 : 13 And Moses' rod was stretched out over the land of Egypt, and the Lord sent an east wind over the land all that day and all the night; and in the morning the locusts came up with the east wind.
  • Exod 10:19 : 19 And the Lord sent a very strong west wind, which took up the locusts, driving them into the Red Sea; not one locust was to be seen in any part of Egypt.
  • Exod 14:21 : 21 And when Moses' hand was stretched out over the sea, the Lord with a strong east wind made the sea go back all night, and the waters were parted in two and the sea became dry land.
  • Exod 15:10 : 10 You sent your wind and the sea came over them: they went down like lead into the great waters.
  • Num 11:31 : 31 Then the Lord sent a wind, driving little birds from the sea, so that they came down on the tents, and all round the tent-circle, about a day's journey on this side and on that, in masses about two cubits high over the face of the earth.

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  • Jonah 1:5-8
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    5 Then the sailors were full of fear, every man crying to his god; and the goods in the ship were dropped out into the sea to make the weight less. But Jonah had gone down into the inmost part of the ship where he was stretched out in a deep sleep.

    6 And the ship's captain came to him and said to him, What are you doing sleeping? Up! say a prayer to your God, if by chance God will give a thought to us, so that we may not come to destruction.

    7 And they said to one another, Come, let us put this to the decision of chance and see on whose account this evil has come on us. So they did so, and Jonah was seen to be the man.

    8 Then they said to him, Now make clear to us what is your work, and where you come from? what is your country, and who are your people?

  • Jonah 1:10-16
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    10 And the men were in great fear, and they said to him, What is this you have done? For the men had knowledge of his flight from the Lord because he had not kept it from them.

    11 And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea was getting rougher and rougher.

    12 And he said to them, Take me up and put me into the sea, and the sea will become calm for you: for I am certain that because of me this great storm has come on you.

    13 And the men were working hard to get back to the land, but they were not able to do so: for the sea got rougher and rougher against them.

    14 So, crying to the Lord, they said, Give ear to our prayer, O Lord, give ear, and do not let destruction overtake us because of this man's life; do not put on us the sin of taking life without cause: for you, O Lord, have done what seemed good to you.

    15 So they took Jonah up and put him into the sea: and the sea was no longer angry.

    16 Then great was the men's fear of the Lord; and they made an offering to the Lord and took oaths to him.

  • Jonah 1:1-3
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    1 And the word of the Lord came to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying,

    2 Up! go to Nineveh, that great town, and let your voice come to it; for their evil-doing has come up before me.

    3 And Jonah got up to go in flight to Tarshish, away from the Lord; and he went down to Joppa, and saw there a ship going to Tarshish: so he gave them the price of the journey and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.

  • Mark 4:37-39
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    37 And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full.

    38 And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?

    39 And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm.

  • John 6:18
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    18 The sea was getting rough because of a strong wind which was blowing.

  • Matt 8:24
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    24 And there came up a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was sleeping.

  • Acts 27:13-15
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    13 And when the south wind came softly, being of the opinion that their purpose might be effected, they let the ship go and went sailing down the side of Crete, very near to the land.

    14 But after a little time, a very violent wind, named Euraquilo, came down from it with great force.

    15 And when the ship got into the grip of it, and was not able to make headway into the wind, we gave way, and went before it.

  • Ps 107:24-25
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    24 They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

    25 For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.

  • Jonah 4:6-8
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    6 And the Lord God made a vine come up over Jonah to give him shade over his head. And Jonah was very glad because of the vine.

    7 But early on the morning after, God made ready a worm for the destruction of the vine, and it became dry and dead.

    8 Then when the sun came up, God sent a burning east wind: and so great was the heat of the sun on his head that Jonah was overcome, and, requesting death for himself, said, Death is better for me than life.

  • Matt 14:24
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    24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and was troubled by the waves: for the wind was against them.

  • Acts 27:40-41
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    40 So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the direction of the inlet.

    41 And coming to a point between two seas, they got the ship to land; and the front part was fixed in the sand and not able to be moved, but the back part was broken by the force of the waves.

  • Jonah 4:1-2
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    1 But this seemed very wrong to Jonah, and he was angry.

    2 And he made prayer to the Lord and said, O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still in my country? This is why I took care to go in flight to Tarshish: for I was certain that you were a loving God, full of pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, and ready to be turned from your purpose of evil.

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    7 By you the ships of Tarshish are broken as by an east wind.

  • Ezek 27:26
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    26 Your boatmen have taken you into great waters: you have been broken by the east wind in the heart of the seas.

  • Acts 27:17-18
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    17 And having got it up, they put cords under and round the ship; but fearing that they might be pushed on to the Syrtis, they let down the sails and so went running before the wind.

    18 And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship;

  • Jonah 2:10
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    10 But I will make an offering to you with the voice of praise; I will give effect to my oaths. Salvation is the Lord's.

  • Luke 8:23-24
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    23 But while they were sailing he went to sleep: and a storm of wind came down on the sea, and the boat became full of water and they were in danger.

    24 Then they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm.

  • Dan 7:2
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    2 I had a vision by night, and saw the four winds of heaven violently moving the great sea.

  • Job 1:19
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    19 When a great wind came rushing from the waste land against the four sides of the house, and it came down on the young men, and they are dead; and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

  • 2 Sam 22:16
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    16 Then the deep beds of the sea were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of the Lord's wrath, because of the breath of his mouth.

  • Ps 107:29
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    29 He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace.

  • Matt 8:26
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    26 And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

  • Exod 15:10
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    10 You sent your wind and the sea came over them: they went down like lead into the great waters.

  • Jonah 2:1
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    1 And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.

  • Matt 14:32
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    32 And when they had got into the boat, the wind went down.

  • Mark 4:41
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    41 And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?