And he saith unto them, 'Lift me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea doth cease from you; for I know that on my account this great tempest is upon you.'

And they lift up Jonah, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceaseth from its raging;

Jonah left the city and sat down east of it. He made himself a shelter there and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city.

And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?