Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.
New American Standard Bible
He said to them, “I am a
King James Version
And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
Holman Bible
He answered them, “I’m a Hebrew.
International Standard Version
"I'm a Hebrew," he replied, "and I'm afraid of the LORD God of heaven, who made the sea along with the dry land!"
A Conservative Version
And he said to them, I am a Hebrew, and I fear LORD, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.
Amplified
So he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I [reverently] fear and worship the Lord, the God of heaven,
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, I am a Hebrew, a worshipper of the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.
Darby Translation
And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew, and I fear Jehovah, the God of the heavens, who hath made the sea and the dry land.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say to them, I an Hebrew; and I feared Jehovah God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.
King James 2000
And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to them, "I [am] a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."
Modern King James verseion
And he said to them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he answered them, "I am a Hebrew: and the LORD God of heaven which made both sea and dry land, I fear."
NET Bible
He said to them, "I am a Hebrew! And I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."
New Heart English Bible
He said to them, "I am a Hebrew, and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land."
The Emphasized Bible
And he said unto them, A Hebrew, am I, - and, Yahweh, the God of the heavens, do, I, revere, him who made the sea, and the dry land.
Webster
And he said to them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.
World English Bible
He said to them, "I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land."
Youngs Literal Translation
And he saith unto them, 'A Hebrew I am, and Jehovah, God of the heavens, I am reverencing, who made the sea and the dry land.'
Themes
Christian ministers » Success attending » Jonah
Converts » Instances of » The mariners with jonah
Fear » Godly » Examples of righteous men dominated by
Fear of God » Conspicuous instances of those who feared » Jonah, during the storm
Godly Fear » Examples of righteous men dominated by
Hebrew » Applied to » And his descendants
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Power » Of testimony » Bursts forth from an inward fire
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea
religious Testimony » Withheld special marks of true » Bursts forth from an inward fire
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jonah 1:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jonah Disobeys Yahweh
8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? 9 And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land. 10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this that thou hast done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Jehovah, because he had told them.
Cross References
Genesis 14:13
And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew: now he dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.
2 Kings 17:25
And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah: therefore Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
2 Kings 17:28
So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear Jehovah.
Ezra 1:2
Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath Jehovah, the God of heaven, given me; and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Nehemiah 1:4
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,
Nehemiah 9:6
Thou art Jehovah, even thou alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Psalm 136:26
Oh give thanks unto the God of heaven; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
Revelation 11:13
And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and there were killed in the earthquake seven thousand persons: and the rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Genesis 39:14
that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock us: he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
2 Kings 17:32-35
So they feared Jehovah, and made unto them from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
Ezra 5:11
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and finished.
Ezra 7:12-13
Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth.
Nehemiah 2:4
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Job 1:9
Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
Psalm 95:5-6
The sea is his, and he made it; And his hands formed the dry land.
Psalm 146:5-6
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God:
Daniel 2:18-19
that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should nor perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:44
And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Hosea 3:5
afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king, and shall come with fear unto Jehovah and to his goodness in the latter days.
Acts 14:15
and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good tidings, that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:
Acts 17:23-25
For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. What therefore ye worship in ignorance, this I set forth unto you.
Acts 27:23
For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,
Philippians 3:5
circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
Revelation 15:4
Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteous acts have been made manifest.
Revelation 16:11
and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores; and they repented not of their works.