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Jonah 1:12

And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

KJV

Et dixit ad eos : Tollite me, et mittite in mare, et cessabit mare a vobis : scio enim ego quoniam propter me tempestas hæc grandis venit super vos.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Ἰωνᾶς πρὸς αὐτούς Ἄρατέ με καὶ ἐμβάλετέ με εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ κοπάσει ἡ θάλασσα ἀφ’ ὑμῶν· διότι ἔγνωκα ἐγὼ ὅτι δι’ ἐμὲ ὁ κλύδων ὁ μέγας οὗτος ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς ἐστίν.

LXX

And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם שָׂא֨וּ/נִי֙ וַ/הֲטִילֻ֣/נִי אֶל הַ/יָּ֔ם וְ/יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק הַ/יָּ֖ם מֵֽ/עֲלֵי/כֶ֑ם כִּ֚י יוֹדֵ֣עַ אָ֔נִי כִּ֣י בְ/שֶׁ/לִּ֔/י הַ/סַּ֧עַר הַ/גָּד֛וֹל הַ/זֶּ֖ה עֲלֵי/כֶֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
ה
h
noun · 393×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק
yshtq
verb · 4×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
יָּ֤טֶל
ytl
verb · 14×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
נוּ
nv
preposition · 3×
סְעָרָ֖ה
s'rh
noun · 26×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 21:17 — And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray t
  • 2Sam 24:17 — And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be
  • Acts 27:24 — Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
  • Eccl 9:18 — Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
  • John 11:50 — Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
  • Josh 6:18 — And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
  • Josh 7:12 — Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy t
  • Josh 7:20 — And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
  • Ps 106:30 — Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.