Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

The sides

General references

Bible References

Cried

Jonah 1:6
So the captain came and said to him, "What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish."
1 Kings 18:26
And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, "O Baal, answer us!" But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made.
Isaiah 44:17
And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. He prays to it and says, "Deliver me, for you are my god!"
Isaiah 45:20
"Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, you survivors of the nations! They have no knowledge who carry about their wooden idols, and keep on praying to a god that cannot save.
Jeremiah 2:28
But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise, if they can save you, in your time of trouble; for as many as your cities are your gods, O Judah.
Hosea 7:14
They do not cry to me from the heart, but they wail upon their beds; for grain and wine they gash themselves; they rebel against me.

And cast

Job 2:4
Then Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life.
Acts 27:18
Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day to jettison the cargo.
Philippians 3:7
But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.

The sides

1 Samuel 24:3
And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where there was a cave, and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave.

And was

Judges 16:19
She made him sleep on her knees. And she called a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him.
Matthew 25:5
As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.
Matthew 26:40
And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, "So, could you not watch with me one hour?
Luke 22:45
And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow,

General references

Psalm 107:28
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

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