World English Bible (WEB)
"Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he was laying down, and was fast asleep."
God's mercy extends even to Israel's enemies, as Jonah reluctantly learns.
Old Testament • Book #32
But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and foun...
Jonah 1:4But the Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ...
Jonah 1:6So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, "What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God!...
Jonah 1:7They all said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is ...
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