Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 they said unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, why this evil is come upon us; What is thine occupation? and from where dost thou come? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
9 He said to them, “I am a
Cross References
Genesis 14:13
And one came that had escaped and told Abram the Hebrew, who dwelt among the terebinth trees 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 did not fear the LORD; therefore, the LORD sent lions against them, which slew some of them.
2 Kings 17:28
Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
Ezra 1:2
Thus saith Cyrus, king of Persia, The LORD God of the heavens has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at 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 fasted and prayed before the God of the heavens
Nehemiah 9:6
Thou, O LORD, art alone; thou hast made the heavens and the heavens of the heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are therein, the seas and all that is therein, and thou givest life to them all; and the host of the heavens worship thee.
Psalm 136:26
O give thanks unto the God of the heavens: for his mercy endures for ever.
Revelation 11:13
And in the same hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain the names of seven thousand men; and the others were frightened and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Genesis 39:14
that she called unto those of her house and spoke unto them, saying, See, he has 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 the LORD and made unto themselves of the lowest of them 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 servants of the God of heaven and earth and rebuild the house that was built many years ago, which the great king of Israel built and founded.
Ezra 7:12-13
Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra, the priest, perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and to Cheenet.
Nehemiah 2:4
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of the heavens.
Job 1:9
Then Satan answered the LORD and said, Does Job fear God for nothing?
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 who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God;
Daniel 2:18-19
to petition mercies of the God of heaven concerning this mystery and that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:44
And in the days of those kings the God of heaven shall raise up a kingdom which eternally shall never become corrupted, and this kingdom shall not 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 the sons of Israel shall return, and they shall seek the LORD their God and David their king; and they shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the end of the days.
Acts 14:15
and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things that are therein,
Acts 17:23-25
For as I passed by and beheld your sanctuaries, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him I declare unto you.
Acts 27:23
For the angel of God stood by me this night, whose I am and whom I serve,
Philippians 3:5
Circumcised the eighth day, of the lineage of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;
Revelation 15:4
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and magnify thy name? for thou only art holy; therefore, all the Gentiles shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
Revelation 16:11
and blasphemed the God of the heaven because of their pains and their sores and did not repent of their deeds.