Jonah 1:4

Geneva Bible (1560)

But the Lorde sent out a great winde into the sea, and there was a mightie tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

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  • Ps 107:23-31 : 23 They that goe downe to the sea in ships, and occupie by the great waters, 24 They see the woorkes of the Lorde, and his wonders in the deepe. 25 For he commaundeth and raiseth the stormie winde, and it lifteth vp the waues thereof. 26 They mount vp to the heauen, and descend to ye deepe, so that their soule melteth for trouble. 27 They are tossed to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their cunning is gone. 28 Then they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresse. 29 He turneth the storme to calme, so that the waues thereof are still. 30 When they are quieted, they are glad, and hee bringeth them vnto the hauen, where they would be. 31 Let them therfore confesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderfull woorkes before the sonnes of men.
  • Ps 135:7 : 7 He bringeth vp the cloudes fro the ends of the earth, & maketh the lightnings with ye raine: he draweth foorth the winde out of his treasures.
  • Amos 4:13 : 13 For lo, he that formeth the mountaines, & createth the winde, & declareth vnto man what is his thought: which maketh the morning darkenesse, & walketh vpon the hie places of the earth, the Lord God of hostes is his Name.
  • Matt 8:24-27 : 24 And beholde, there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the ship was couered with waues: but he was a sleepe. 25 Then his disciples came, and awoke him, saying, Master, saue vs: we perish. 26 And he said vnto them, Why are ye fearefull, O ye of litle faith? Then he arose, & rebuked the winds & the sea: & so there was a great calme. 27 And the men marueiled, saying, What man is this, that both the windes and the sea obey him!
  • Acts 27:13-20 : 13 And when the Southerne winde blew softly, they supposing to atteine their purpose, loosed neerer, and sailed by Candie. 14 But anon after, there arose by it a stormy winde called Euroclydon. 15 And when the ship was caught, and could not resist the winde, we let her goe, and were caried away. 16 And we ran vnder a litle Yle named Clauda, and had much a doe to get the boat. 17 Which they tooke vp and vsed all helpe, vndergirding the ship, fearing least they should haue fallen into Syrtes, and they strake saile, and so were caried. 18 The next day when we were tossed with an exceeding tempest, they lightened the ship. 19 And the third day we cast out with our owne hands the tackling of the ship. 20 And when neither sunne nor starres in many dayes appeared, and no small tempest lay vpon vs, all hope that we should be saued, was then taken away.
  • Exod 10:13 : 13 Then Moses stretched foorth his rod vpon the lande of Egypt: and the Lorde brought an East winde vpon the land all that day, and al that night: and in the morning the East wind brought the grashoppers.
  • Exod 10:19 : 19 And the Lorde turned a mightie strong West winde, and tooke away the grashoppers, & violently cast them into the red Sea, so that there remained not one grashopper in all the coast of Egypt.
  • Exod 14:21 : 21 And Moses stretched forth his hande vpon the Sea, & the Lord caused the sea to runne backe by a strong East winde all the night, & made the Sea dry land: for the waters were deuided.
  • Exod 15:10 : 10 Thou blewest with thy winde, the Sea couered them, they sanke as leade in the mightie waters.
  • Num 11:31 : 31 Then there went foorth a winde from the Lorde, and brought quailes from the Sea, and let them fall vpon the campe, a dayes iourney on this side, and a dayes iourney on the other side, round about the hoste, and they were about two cubites aboue the earth.

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  • Jonah 1:5-8
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    5Then the mariners were afraide, and cryed euery man vnto his God, and cast the wares that were in the ship, into the sea to lighten it of the: but Ionah was gone downe into the sides of the ship, and he lay downe, and was fast a sleepe.

    6So 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.

    7And they saide euery one to his fellowe, Come, and let vs cast lottes, that we may know, for whose cause this euill is vpon vs. So they cast lottes, and the lot fell vpon Ionah.

    8Then said they vnto him, Tell vs for whose cause this euill is vpon vs? what is thine occupation? and whence commest thou? which is thy countrey? and of what people art thou?

  • Jonah 1:10-17
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    10Then were the men exceedingly afrayde, and said vnto him, Why hast thou done this? (for the men knewe, that he fled from the presence of the Lorde, because he had tolde them)

    11Then saide they vnto him, What shall we doe vnto thee, that the sea may be calme vnto vs? (for the sea wrought and was troublous)

    12And he said vnto them, Take me, and cast me into the sea: so shall the sea be calme vnto you: for I knowe that for my sake this great tempest is vpon you.

    13Neuerthelesse, the men rowed to bring it to the lande, but they coulde not: for the sea wrought, and was troublous against them.

    14Wherefore they cryed vnto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let vs not perish for this mans life, and lay not vpon vs innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done, as it pleased thee.

    15So they tooke vp Ionah, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceased from her raging.

    16Then the men feared the Lorde exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice vnto the Lorde, and made vowes.

    17Nowe the Lorde had prepared a great fish to swallowe vp Ionah: and Ionah was in the belly of the fish three dayes, and three nightes.

  • Jonah 1:1-3
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    1The worde of the Lorde came also vnto Ionah the sonne of Amittai, saying,

    2Arise, and goe to Nineueh, that great citie, and crye against it: for their wickednesse is come vp before mee.

    3But Ionah rose vp to flee into Tarshish fro the presence of the Lord, and went downe to Iapho: and he founde a ship going to Tarshish: so he payed the fare thereof, and went downe into it, that he might go with them vnto Tarshish, from the presence of the Lord.

  • Mark 4:37-39
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    37And there arose a great storme of winde, and the waues dashed into the shippe, so that it was now full.

    38And he was in the sterne asleepe on a pillow: and they awoke him, and saide to him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

    39And hee rose vp, and rebuked the winde, and saide vnto the sea, Peace, and be still. So the winde ceased, and it was a great calme.

  • John 6:18
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    18And the Sea arose with a great winde that blewe.

  • Matt 8:24
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    24And beholde, there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the ship was couered with waues: but he was a sleepe.

  • Acts 27:13-15
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    13And when the Southerne winde blew softly, they supposing to atteine their purpose, loosed neerer, and sailed by Candie.

    14But anon after, there arose by it a stormy winde called Euroclydon.

    15And when the ship was caught, and could not resist the winde, we let her goe, and were caried away.

  • Ps 107:24-25
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    24They see the woorkes of the Lorde, and his wonders in the deepe.

    25For he commaundeth and raiseth the stormie winde, and it lifteth vp the waues thereof.

  • Jonah 4:6-8
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    6And the Lorde God prepared a gourde, and made it to come vp ouer Ionah, that it might be a shadowe ouer his head and deliuer him from his griefe. So Ionah was exceeding glad of the gourde.

    7But God prepared a worme when the morning rose the next day, & it smote the gourd, that it withered.

    8And when the sunne did arise, God prepared also a feruent East winde: and the sunne beat vpon the head of Ionah, that he fainted, and wished in his heart to die, and said, It is better for me to dye, then to liue.

  • Matt 14:24
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    24And the shippe was nowe in the middes of the sea, and was tossed with waues: for it was a contrarie winde.

  • Acts 27:40-41
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    40So when they had taken vp the ankers, they committed the ship vnto the sea, and loosed the rudder bonds, and hoised vp the maine saile to the winde, and drewe to the shore.

    41And when they fell into a place, where two seas met, they thrust in the ship: and the forepart stucke fast, and could not be moued, but the hinderpart was broken with the violence of the waues.

  • Jonah 4:1-2
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    1Therefore it displeased Ionah exceedingly, and he was angry.

    2And he prayed vnto the Lord, and saide, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my countrey? therefore I preuented it to flee vnto Tarshish: for I knewe that thou art a gratious God, & merciful, slow to anger, & of great kindnes, and repentest thee of the euill.

  • Ps 48:7
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    7As with an East winde thou breakest the shippes of Tarshish, so were they destroyed.

  • Ezek 27:26
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    26Thy robbers haue brought thee into great waters: the East winde hath broken thee in the middes of the sea.

  • Acts 27:17-18
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    17Which they tooke vp and vsed all helpe, vndergirding the ship, fearing least they should haue fallen into Syrtes, and they strake saile, and so were caried.

    18The next day when we were tossed with an exceeding tempest, they lightened the ship.

  • Jonah 2:10
    74%

    10And the Lorde spake vnto the fish, and it cast out Ionah vpon the dry lande.

  • Luke 8:23-24
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    23And as they sayled, he fell a sleepe, and there came downe a storme of winde on the lake, and they were filled with water, and were in ieopardie.

    24Then they went to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, Master, we perish; he arose, and rebuked the winde, and the waues of water: and they ceased, and it was calme.

  • Dan 7:2
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    2Daniel spake and saide, I sawe in my vision by night, and behold, the foure windes of the heauen stroue vpon the great sea:

  • Job 1:19
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    19And behold, there came a great wind from beyonde the wildernesse, and smote the foure corners of the house, which fel vpon the children, and they are dead, and I onely am escaped alone to tell thee.

  • 2 Sam 22:16
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    16The chanels also of the sea appeared, euen the foundations of the worlde were discouered by the rebuking of the Lorde, and at the blast of the breath of his nostrels.

  • Ps 107:29
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    29He turneth the storme to calme, so that the waues thereof are still.

  • Matt 8:26
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    26And he said vnto them, Why are ye fearefull, O ye of litle faith? Then he arose, & rebuked the winds & the sea: & so there was a great calme.

  • Exod 15:10
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    10Thou blewest with thy winde, the Sea couered them, they sanke as leade in the mightie waters.

  • Jonah 2:1
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    1Then Ionah prayed vnto the Lorde his God out of the fishes belly,

  • Matt 14:32
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    32And assoone as they were come into the ship, the winde ceased.

  • Mark 4:41
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    41And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who is this, that both the winde and sea obey him?