Acts 27:40
They threw the anchors overboard and left them in the sea. At the same time they untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
Isaiah 33:23
Your rigging hangs loose. The mast is not held secure and the sail is not spread. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided and even the lame will carry off plunder.
Acts 27:29-30
Fearing they would be cast ashore on rocky ground they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.
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And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
Taken up, etc
The rudder bands
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Taken up, etc
Acts 27:29
Fearing they would be cast ashore on rocky ground they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.
The rudder bands
Isaiah 33:23
Your rigging hangs loose. The mast is not held secure and the sail is not spread. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided and even the lame will carry off plunder.