Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
Holman Bible
Then the Lord hurled
International Standard Version
Then the LORD sent a great wind over the sea, and a severe storm broke out. It seemed as if the ship were about to break up.
A Conservative Version
But LORD sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken.
American Standard Version
But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
Amplified
But the Lord hurled a great wind toward the sea, and there was a violent tempest on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord sent out a great wind on to the sea and there was a violent storm in the sea, so that the ship seemed in danger of being broken.
Darby Translation
But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest upon the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah cast down a great wind upon the sea, and there will be a great storm upon the sea, and the ship was thought to be broken.
King James 2000
But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh hurled a great wind upon the sea, and it was a great storm on the sea, and the merchant ship {was in danger of breaking up}.
Modern King James verseion
But Jehovah hurled a great wind into the sea, and there was a great storm in the sea, so that the ship was thought to be broken.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But the LORD hurled a great wind in to the sea, so that there was a mighty tempest in the sea: insomuch that the ship was like to go in pieces.
NET Bible
But the Lord hurled a powerful wind on the sea. Such a violent tempest arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break up!
New Heart English Bible
But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.
The Emphasized Bible
But, Yahweh, hurled a great wind against the sea, - and, there arose a mighty tempest in the sea, - and, the ship, thought to be broken in pieces,
Webster
But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was in danger of being broken.
World English Bible
But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah hath cast a great wind on the sea, and there is a great tempest in the sea, and the ship hath reckoned to be broken;
Themes
Christian ministers » Instances of » Jonah
Confidence » Instances of » Jonah
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Meteorology » Wind » Wonderful effects of
Meteorology » Storms » Tempests
Missionary-work by ministers » Guilt and danger of shrinking from
Ships » Endangered by » Storms
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea
Topics
Interlinear
Ruwach
Gadowl
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jonah 1:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jonah Disobeys Yahweh
3
Jonah tried to run away from the presence of Jehovah (YHWH). He went to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of Jehovah.
4 The
Cross References
Psalm 107:23-31
Those who sail on the sea in ships, who do business on the high seas,
Psalm 135:7
He causes the vapors to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain. He brings wind out of his storehouses.
Exodus 10:13
Moses held his staff over the land of Egypt. Jehovah made a wind from the east blow over the land all that day and all that night. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts.
Exodus 10:19
Jehovah changed the wind to a very strong west wind. It picked up the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not one locust was left anywhere in Egypt.
Exodus 14:21
Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. Jehovah swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the sea into dry land. The waters were divided.
Exodus 15:10
Your breath blew the sea over them. They sank like lead in the raging water.
Numbers 11:31
Jehovah sent a wind from the sea that brought quails and dropped them all around the camp. There were quails on the ground about three feet deep as far as you could walk in a day in any direction.
Amos 4:13
Behold he who formed the mountains and created the wind and declared to man his thoughts, also made the morning darkness and treads upon the high places of the Earth: Jehovah, the God of Hosts, is his name.
Matthew 8:24-27
Suddenly a storm blew in and the boat was covered with waves. Jesus was asleep.
Acts 27:13-20
A gentle wind from the south began to blow. The men thought they could accomplish their plan. So they pulled up the anchor and sailed as close as possible along the coast of Crete.