Jonah 1:14

NASB

Jonah 1:14

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then they called on the Lord and said, “We earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life and do not put innocent blood on us; for You, O Lord, have done as You have pleased.”

King James Version

Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.

Holman Bible

So they called out to the Lord: “Please, Yahweh, don’t let us perish because of this man’s life, and don’t charge us with innocent blood! For You, Yahweh, have done just as You pleased.”

International Standard Version

At last they cried out to the LORD, "Please, LORD, do not let us perish because of this man's life, and do not hold us responsible for innocent blood, because you, LORD, have done what pleased you."

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

Wherefore they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.

Amplified

Then they called on the Lord and said, “Please, O Lord, do not let us perish because of taking this man’s life, and do not make us accountable for innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as You pleased.”

Bible in Basic English

So, crying to the Lord, they said, Give ear to our prayer, O Lord, give ear, and do not let destruction overtake us because of this man's life; do not put on us the sin of taking life without cause: for you, O Lord, have done what seemed good to you.

Darby Translation

And they cried unto Jehovah and said, Ah, Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will call to Jehovah, and say, Ah, now, O Jehovah, not now shall we perish for the soul of this man, and thou wilt not give upon us innocent blood: for thou Jehovah didst as thou pleased.

King James 2000

Therefore they cried unto 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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So they cried out to Yahweh, and they said, "O Yahweh! Please do not let us perish because of this man's life, and {do not make us guilty of innocent blood}, because you, O Yahweh, did what you wanted."

Modern King James verseion

And they cried to Jehovah and said, We beg You, O Jehovah, we beg You, let us not perish for this man's life, and do not lay on us innocent blood. For You, O Jehovah, have done as it pleased You.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Wherefore they cried unto the LORD and said, "O LORD let us not perish for this man's death, neither lay innocent blood unto our charge: for thou LORD, even as thy pleasure was, so thou hast done."

NET Bible

So they cried out to the Lord, "Oh, please, Lord, don't let us die on account of this man! Don't hold us guilty of shedding innocent blood. After all, you, Lord, have done just as you pleased."

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Then cried they unto Yahweh, and said, Ah now, Yahweh, pray let it not be that we perish for this man's life, neither lay upon us innocent blood, - for, thou, O Yahweh, as thou hast pleased, hast ever done.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

And they cry unto Jehovah, and say, 'We pray Thee, O Jehovah, let us not, we pray Thee, perish for this man's life, and do not lay on us innocent blood, for Thou, Jehovah, as Thou hast pleased, Thou hast done.'

Themes

Blood » Innocent, allusions to the shedding of

Christian ministers » Success attending » Jonah

Converts » Instances of » The mariners with jonah

Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight

Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of

Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea

Topics

Innocence, Teaching On

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

Wherefore they cried

H7121

קרא
Qara'

call, cried, read, proclaim, named, guests, invited, gave, renowned, bidden, preach,

Usage: 736

unto the Lord

H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

Usage: 0

and said

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

We beseech thee

H577

אנּה אנּא
'anna'

I beseech thee, I pray thee, Oh, O

Usage: 13

O Lord

H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

Usage: 0

we beseech thee, let us not perish

אבד
'abad

perish, destroy, lose, fail, surely, utterly, broken, destruction, escape, flee, spendeth, take, undone, void

Usage: 184

for this man's

H376

אישׁ
'iysh

man, men, one, husband, any,

Usage: 692

life

H5315

נפשׁ
Nephesh

soul, life, person, mind, heart, creature, body, himself, yourselves, dead, will, desire, man, themselves, any, appetite,

Usage: 753

and lay

H5414

נתן
Nathan

give, put, deliver, made, set, up, lay, grant, suffer, yield, bring, cause, utter, laid, send, recompense, appoint, shew,

Usage: 2011

not upon us innocent

H5355

נקיא נקי
Naqiy

innocent, guiltless, quit, blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, variant

Usage: 43

blood

H1818

דּם
Dam

blood, bloody, person, bloodguiltiness, bloodthirsty , vr blood

Usage: 359

for thou, O Lord

H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

Usage: 0

hast done

H6213

do, make, wrought, deal, commit, offer, execute, keep, shew, prepare, work, do so, perform, get, dress, maker, maintain,

Usage: 0

as it pleased

H2654

חפץ
Chaphets

delight, please, desire, will, pleasure, favour, like, moveth, would, at all

Usage: 76

References

Hastings

Jonah

Morish

Soul, Spirit

Word Count of 20 Translations in Jonah 1:14

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 3356
Jonah Rank: 11
6 Topics
6 Themes
13 Cross References
3 Readings
Interlinear
8 Phrases
3 Names
2 References

Context Readings

Jonah Disobeys Yahweh

¹³ However, the men rowed desperately to return to land but they could not, for the sea was becoming even stormier against them. ¹⁴ Then they called on the Lord and said, “We earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life and do not put innocent blood on us; for You, O Lord, have done as You have pleased.” ¹⁵ So they picked up Jonah, threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.

Phrases

Cried Out to the Lord

Cried to the Lord

Give Ear

Innocent Blood

Let Us

Put on

To the Lord

Not Give Up

Names

Jehovah

Jonah

Sin

Cross References

Psalm 115:3

But our God is in the heavens;
He does whatever He pleases.

Deuteronomy 21:8

Forgive Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, O Lord, and do not place the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel.’ And the bloodguiltiness shall be forgiven them.

Psalm 107:28

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.

Psalm 135:6

Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.

Daniel 4:34-35

“But at the end of that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever;
For His dominion is an everlasting dominion,
And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.

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