Jonah 1:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then they said to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm for us? for the sea was rough, and was tempestuous.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Then 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said{H559} they unto him, What shall we do{H6213} unto thee, that the sea{H3220} may be calm{H8367} unto us? for the sea{H3220} grew{H1980} more and more tempestuous.{H5590}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said{H559}{(H8799)} they unto him, What shall we do{H6213}{(H8799)} unto thee, that the sea{H3220} may be calm{H8367}{(H8799)} unto us? for the sea{H3220} wrought{H1980}{(H8802)}, and was tempestuous{H5590}{(H8802)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Then they sayd vn to hym what shall we doo vnto the that the se maye cease fro trowblinge vs? For the se wrought and was trowblous.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and sayde morouer vnto him: What shall we do vnto the, that the see maye ceasse from troublinge vs? (for the see wrought and was troublous)

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then 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)

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they saide vnto him: What shal we do vnto thee, that the sea may be calme vnto vs? For the sea wrought and was troublous.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then said they to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?" For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they say unto him, `What do we do to thee that the sea may cease from us, for the sea is more and more tempestuous?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then they said to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?" For the sea grew more and more stormy.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Because the storm was growing worse and worse, they said to him,“What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 6:2-3 : 2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, "What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us how we should send it back to its place." 3 And they said, "If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty, but indeed return to Him a trespass offering. Then you shall be healed, and it will be known to you why His hand has not been removed from you."
  • 2 Sam 21:1-6 : 1 In the days of David, there was a famine for three years, year after year, and David sought the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he killed the Gibeonites. 2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but a remnant of the Amorites; and the Israelites had sworn to them. Yet Saul sought to kill them in his zeal for Israel and Judah.) 3 Therefore David said to the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? And how shall I make atonement, that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD? 4 And the Gibeonites said to him, We will have no silver or gold from Saul or his house, neither shall you kill any man in Israel for us. And he said, Whatever you say, that will I do for you. 5 And they answered the king, The man who consumed us and plotted against us to destroy us from remaining in any territory of Israel, 6 Let seven of his descendants be delivered to us, and we will hang them before the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD chose. And the king said, I will give them.
  • 2 Sam 24:11-13 : 11 For when David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, 12 Go and say to David, Thus says the LORD, I offer you three things; choose one of them, that I may do it to you. 13 So Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? or will you flee three months before your enemies, while they pursue you? or shall there be three days' pestilence in your land? Now consider, and see what answer I shall return to Him who sent me.
  • Mic 6:6-7 : 6 With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

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

    13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to land; but they could not: for the sea worked, and was tempestuous against them.

    14 Therefore they cried to the LORD, and said, We beseech you, O LORD, we beseech you, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for you, O LORD, have done as it pleased you.

    15 So they took up Jonah, and threw him into the sea: and the sea ceased from its raging.

    16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the LORD, and made vows.

  • Jonah 1:3-10
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    3 But Jonah rose 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 the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

    4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty storm in the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken.

    5 Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god, and they threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

    6 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.

    7 And 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 on Jonah.

    8 Then they said to him, Tell us, we pray you, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is your occupation? and from where do you come? what is your country? and of what people are you?

    9 And he said to them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.

    10 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.

  • Matt 8:24-27
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    24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

    25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we are perishing.

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    27 But the men marveled, saying, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

  • Luke 8:23-25
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    23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in danger.

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    25 And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying to one another, What kind of man is this! for he commands even the winds and water, and they obey him.

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    37 And a great storm of wind arose, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

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    28 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distresses.

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    18 And the sea arose because of a great wind that blew.

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  • Acts 27:39-41
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    39 And when it was day, they did not recognize the land: but they observed a certain creek with a shore, into which they planned, if it were possible, to run the ship.

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    25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves.

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  • Matt 14:32
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    32 And when they got into the ship, the wind ceased.

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    17 Which when they had taken up, they used aids to undergird the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, they lowered the sail, and so were driven.

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  • Acts 27:13-15
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    13 And when the south wind blew softly, they assumed they had obtained their purpose, setting sail, they sailed close by Crete.

    14 But not long after, a tempestuous wind arose, called Euroclydon.

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    24 But the ship was now in the middle of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

  • Acts 27:29-30
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    29 Then fearing lest we should be driven upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for daybreak.

    30 And as the sailors were attempting to escape from the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under pretext of laying out anchors from the prow,

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    26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out in fear.

  • Matt 14:30
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    30 But when he saw the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me.

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    10 You blew with your wind, the sea covered them: they sank like lead in the mighty waters.

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    51 And he went up to them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were greatly amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.

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    9 You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.

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    7 Who stills the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.