Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. 4 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. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.
Cross References
Psalm 107:23-31
Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;
Psalm 135:7
who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth; who makes lightnings with the rain; who brings forth the wind out of his treasuries;
Exodus 10:13
Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and Yahweh brought an east wind on the land all that day, and all the night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
Exodus 10:19
Yahweh turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the borders of Egypt.
Exodus 14:21
Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and Yahweh caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
Exodus 15:10
You blew with your wind. The sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
Numbers 11:31
A wind from Yahweh went out and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, around the camp, and about two cubits above the surface of the earth.
Amos 4:13
For, behold, he who forms the mountains, and creates the wind, and declares to man what is his thought; who makes the morning darkness, and treads on the high places of the Earth: Yahweh, the God of Armies, is his name."
Matthew 8:24-27
Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.
Acts 27:13-20
When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.