Jonah 1:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The captain came to him and said, "What are you doing, sound asleep? Get up, call on your god! Perhaps your god will consider us, so that we will not perish."

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, What do you mean, O sleeper? arise, call upon your God, perhaps that God will consider us, that we do not perish.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And ye master of the sheppe came to him and sayd vn to hi why slomberest thou? vpp and call vn to thy god that God maye thinke on vs that we perish not.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    So the master of the shippe came to him and sayde vnto him: why slomberest thou? Vp, call vpon thy God: yf God (happly) wil thynke vpon vs, that we peryshe not.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So the shipmaster came to him, and saide vnto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? Arise, call vpon thy God, if so be that God wil thinke vpon vs, that we perish not.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the shippe maister came to him, and saide: What meanest thou sleeper? Up, and call vpon thy God, if so be that God wyl shine vnto vs, that we perishe not.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, "What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your gods! Maybe the gods will notice us, so that we won't perish."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the chief of the company draweth near to him, and saith to him, `What -- to thee, O sleeper? rise, call unto thy God, it may be God doth bethink himself of us, and we do not perish.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, "What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God! Maybe your God will notice us, so that we won't perish."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The ship’s captain approached him and said,“What are you doing asleep? Get up! Cry out to your god! Perhaps your god might take notice of us so that we might not die!”

Referenced Verses

  • Jonah 3:9 : 9 Who knows? God may turn and relent and withdraw His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
  • Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
  • 2 Sam 12:22 : 22 David answered, 'While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, 'Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.''
  • Esth 4:16 : 16 Go, gather all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.
  • Ps 78:34 : 34 When He killed them, they sought Him; they repented and earnestly sought God.
  • Ps 107:6 : 6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
  • Ps 107:12-13 : 12 So He humbled their hearts with labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. 13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
  • Ps 107:18-20 : 18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death. 19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. 20 He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.
  • Ps 107:28-29 : 28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. 29 He stilled the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were quiet.
  • Isa 3:15 : 15 'Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?' declares the Lord, the LORD of Hosts.
  • Jer 2:27-28 : 27 They say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’ They have turned their backs to me and not their faces. Yet in their time of trouble, they will say, ‘Arise and save us!’ 28 But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise and save you in your time of trouble, if they can. For as many as your cities are your gods, Judah.
  • Ezek 18:2 : 2 What do you mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers eat sour grapes, but the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
  • Joel 2:11 : 11 The LORD thunders before his army; his forces are very great. Mighty is the one who executes his word. The day of the LORD is great and very dreadful—who can endure it?
  • Mark 4:37-41 : 37 A great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling up. 38 But he was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. They woke him up and said to him, 'Teacher, don’t you care that we are perishing?' 39 He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace! Be still!' Then the wind died down, and it was completely calm. 40 He said to them, 'Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?' 41 They were terrified and asked one another, 'Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!'
  • Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 And do this, knowing the time, that the hour has already come for you to wake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

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    1The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

    2Arise, go to the great city of Nineveh, and proclaim against it, because their wickedness has come up before me.

    3But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, found a ship going to Tarshish, paid the fare, and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.

    4But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was about to break apart.

    5The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down to the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.

  • Jonah 1:7-16
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    80%

    7And they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

    8Then they said to him, "Please tell us! Who is responsible for causing this trouble for us? What is your occupation, and where do you come from? What is your country, and of what people are you?"

    9And he answered, "I am a Hebrew, and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."

    10Then the men were terrified, and they said to him, "What have you done?" For they knew he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them so.

    11Then they said to him, "What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?" For the sea was growing more and more tempestuous.

    12He said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will calm down for you, for I know that it is because of me this great storm has come upon you."

    13Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to return to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew increasingly stormy against them.

    14Then they cried out to the Lord, saying, "Please, Lord, do not let us perish for taking this man's life, and do not hold us accountable for innocent blood. For you, Lord, have done as you pleased."

    15They picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.

    16Then the men feared the Lord greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to Him.

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    2 verses
    76%

    37A great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling up.

    38But he was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. They woke him up and said to him, 'Teacher, don’t you care that we are perishing?'

  • Matt 8:24-26
    3 verses
    75%

    24Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.

    25The disciples came and woke Him, saying, 'Lord, save us! We are perishing!'

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    2 verses
    73%

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  • Jonah 4:8-10
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    72%

    8When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wished to die and said, 'It is better for me to die than to live.'

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    10But the LORD said, 'You cared about the plant, which you did not labor for or make grow; it appeared in the night and perished in the night.

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    2 verses
    72%

    23As they sailed, He fell asleep. A fierce storm came down on the lake, and they were being swamped and were in great danger.

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    1But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry.

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    70%

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    2 verses
    70%

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    2 verses
    69%

    26But we must run aground on some island.

    27On the fourteenth night, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight, the sailors sensed that they were approaching land.

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    69%

    39When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

  • Jonah 3:1-2
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    1Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time, saying,

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    17After hoisting it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the sandbanks of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along.

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    19On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.

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    41But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern began to break apart under the pounding of the waves.

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  • Ps 44:23
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    23Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.

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    10"Men, I can see that our voyage will result in disaster and great loss, not only to the cargo and ship, but also to our own lives."

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    30But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid, and starting to sink, he cried out, 'Lord, save me!'

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    4Jonah began to go into the city, walking a journey of one day, and he proclaimed, saying, “In forty days Nineveh will be overturned!”

  • Jonah 4:4
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    4But the LORD said, 'Is it right for you to be angry?'