Focused Passage

Jonah 1:4-6

The Prophet Flees and the LORD Pursues

From divine commission, to prophetic flight, to storm-driven exposure, to reluctant confession, to Gentile fear of the LORD, to merciful preservation through the appointed fish.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

4 Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.

5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

6 The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”

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Verse 4

Cross-references

Acts 27:13 BSB references Psalms 107:25 Classic cross-references Psalms 107:23 Classic cross-references Matthew 8:24 Classic cross-references Psalms 147:15 Classic cross-references Amos 4:13 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the LORD וַֽיהוָ֗ה H3068 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular hurled הֵטִ֤יל H2904 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular a great גְּדוֹלָה֙ H1419 Adjective - feminine singular wind רֽוּחַ־ H7307 Noun - common singular upon אֶל־ H413 Preposition the sea הַיָּ֔ם H3220 Article | Noun - masculine singular and such a violent גָּד֖וֹל H1419 Adjective - masculine singular storm סַֽעַר־ H5591 Noun - masculine singular arose וַיְהִ֥י H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - בַּיָּ֑ם H3220 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular that the ship וְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔ה H591 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular was in danger חִשְּׁבָ֖ה H2803 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular of breaking apart לְהִשָּׁבֵֽר׃ H7665 Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct

Verse 5

Cross-references

Acts 27:18 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 2:28 Classic cross-references Romans 10:14 Classic cross-references 1 Kings 18:26 Classic cross-references Acts 27:38 Classic cross-references

Original words

The sailors הַמַּלָּחִ֗ים H4419 Article | Noun - masculine plural were afraid וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ H3372 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural and each אִ֣ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular cried out וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮ H2199 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition his own god אֱלֹהָיו֒ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular And they threw וַיָּטִ֨לוּ H2904 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the ship’s בָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙ H591 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular cargo הַכֵּלִ֜ים H3627 Article | Noun - masculine plural - אֲשֶׁ֤ר H834 Pronoun - relative into אֶל־ H413 Preposition the sea הַיָּ֔ם H3220 Article | Noun - masculine singular to lighten לְהָקֵ֖ל H7043 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct the load מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם H5921 Preposition-m | third person masculine plural But Jonah וְיוֹנָ֗ה H3124 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular had gone down יָרַד֙ H3381 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the lowest part יַרְכְּתֵ֣י H3411 Noun - feminine dual construct of the vessel הַסְּפִינָ֔ה H5600 Article | Noun - feminine singular where he lay down וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב H7901 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular and fell into a deep sleep וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃ H7290 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Romans 13:11 Classic cross-references Luke 22:46 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 15:34 Classic cross-references Jonah 3:9 Classic cross-references Proverbs 20:13 Classic cross-references

Original words

The captain רַ֣ב H7227 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הַחֹבֵ֔ל H2259 Article | Noun - masculine singular approached וַיִּקְרַ֤ב H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular him אֵלָיו֙ H413 Preposition | third person masculine singular and said וַיֹּ֥אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular How מַה־ H4100 Interrogative can you לְּךָ֣ Preposition | second person masculine singular sleep נִרְדָּ֑ם H7290 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Get up ק֚וּם H6965 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular [and] call קְרָ֣א H7121 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular upon אֶל־ H413 Preposition your God אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Perhaps אוּלַ֞י H194 Adverb this God הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים H430 Article | Noun - masculine plural will consider יִתְעַשֵּׁ֧ת H6245 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular us לָ֖נוּ Preposition | first person common plural so that וְלֹ֥א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle we may not perish נֹאבֵֽד׃ H6 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural

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