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
The captain approached him and said, “What are you doing sound asleep? Get up! Call to your god. Maybe this god will consider us, and we won’t perish.”
1 Kings 18:26
So they took the bull that he gave them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound; no one answered. Then they danced, hobbling around the altar they had made.
Isaiah 44:17
He makes a god or his idol with the rest of it.
He bows down to it and worships;
He prays to it, “Save me, for you are my god.”
Isaiah 45:20
“Come, gather together,
and draw near, you fugitives of the nations.
Those who carry their wooden idols,
and pray to a god who cannot save,
have no knowledge.
Jeremiah 2:28
But where are your gods you made for yourself?
Let them rise up and save you
in your time of disaster if they can,
for your gods are as numerous as your cities, Judah.
Hosea 7:14
They do not cry to Me from their hearts;
rather, they wail on their beds.
They slash themselves for grain and new wine;
they turn away from Me.

And cast

Job 2:4
“Skin for skin!” Satan answered the Lord. “A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.
Acts 27:18
Because we were being severely battered by the storm, they began to jettison the cargo the next day.
Philippians 3:7
But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ.

The sides

1 Samuel 24:3
When Saul came to the sheep pens along the road, a cave was there, and he went in to relieve himself. David and his men were staying in the back of the cave,

And was

Judges 16:19
Then she let him fall asleep on her lap and called a man to shave off the seven braids on his head. In this way, she made him helpless, and his strength left him.
Matthew 25:5
Since the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
Matthew 26:40
Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, “So, couldn’t you stay awake with Me one hour?
Luke 22:45
When He got up from prayer and came to the disciples, He found them sleeping, exhausted from their grief.

General references

Psalm 107:28
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and He brought them out of their distress.

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