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Jonah 1:11

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.

KJV

Et dixerunt ad eum : Quid faciemus tibi, et cessabit mare a nobis ? quia mare ibat, et intumescebat.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτόν Τί σοι ποιήσομεν, καὶ κοπάσει ἡ θάλασσα ἀφ’ ἡμῶν; ὅτι ἡ θάλασσα ἐπορεύετο καὶ ἐξήγειρεν μᾶλλον κλύδωνα.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יֹּאמְר֤וּ אֵלָי/ו֙ מַה נַּ֣עֲשֶׂה לָּ֔/ךְ וְ/יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק הַ/יָּ֖ם מֵֽ/עָלֵ֑י/נוּ כִּ֥י הַ/יָּ֖ם הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וְ/סֹעֵֽר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
ה
h
noun · 393×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק
yshtq
verb · 4×
יִּסָּעֵר֙
ys'r
verb · 7×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 27:20 — And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
  • Ps 37:7 — Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.