Jonah 1:13

Webster's Bible (1833)

Nevertheless 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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Yahweh.
  • Job 34:29 : 29 When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man:

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  • 87%

    10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said to him, "What is this that you have done?" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Yahweh, because he had told them.

    11 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.

    12 He said to them, "Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great tempest is on you."

  • 82%

    14 Therefore they cried to Yahweh, and said, "We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, let us not perish for this man's life, and don't lay on us innocent blood; for you, Yahweh, have done as it pleased you."

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

  • Jonah 1:4-6
    3 verses
    81%

    4 But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.

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

    6 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."

  • 81%

    39 When it was day, they didn't recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.

    40 Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

    41 But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

  • 24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

  • Mark 4:37-41
    5 verses
    81%

    37 There arose a great wind storm, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.

    38 He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, "Teacher, don't you care that we are dying?"

    39 He awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

    40 He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?"

    41 They were greatly afraid, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

  • John 6:18-19
    2 verses
    80%

    18 The sea was tossed by a great wind blowing.

    19 When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia,{25 to 30 stadia is about 5 to 6 kilometers or about 3 to 4 miles} they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid.

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    13 When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.

    14 But before long, a tempestuous wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.{Or, "a northeaster."}

    15 When the ship was caught, and couldn't face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven along.

    16 Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.

    17 After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

    18 As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

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

  • Matt 8:24-27
    4 verses
    79%

    24 Behold, a great tempest arose in the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.

    25 They came to him, and woke him up, saying, "Save us, Lord! We are dying!"

    26 He said to them, "Why are you fearful, oh you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.

    27 The men marveled, saying, "What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

  • Luke 8:23-24
    2 verses
    79%

    23 But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water.

    24 They came to him, and awoke him, saying, "Master, master, we are dying!" He awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and it was calm.

  • Mark 6:47-49
    3 verses
    78%

    47 When evening had come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

    48 Seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he would have passed by them,

    49 but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;

  • 32 When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased.

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    29 Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

    30 As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

  • 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It's a ghost!" and they cried out for fear.

  • Ps 107:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

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

    26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.

  • 26 Your rowers have brought you into great waters: the east wind has broken you in the heart of the seas.

  • 7 When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

  • Luke 5:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6 When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.

    7 They beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came, and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.

  • 30 But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!"

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    26 But we must run aground on a certain island."

    27 But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

  • 51 He got into the boat with them; and the wind ceased, and they were very amazed among themselves, and marveled;

  • 21 They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat. Immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.