Jonah 1:11
World English Bible (WEB)
Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy.
In context
9 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.”
10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “What have you done?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
11 Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy.
12 He said to them, “Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you.”
13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them.
Jonah 1:11 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy.
- KJV King James Version
- Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And they say unto him, 'What do we do to thee that the sea may cease from us, for the sea is more and more tempestuous?'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And they said unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Then said they to him, What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.