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Jonah 1

Jonah 1:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then the mariners
mallach (Hebrew #4419)
a sailor (as following "the salt")
KJV usage: mariner.
Pronounce: mal-lawkh'
Origin: from 4414 in its second. sense
were afraid
yare' (Hebrew #3372)
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
KJV usage: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Pronounce: yaw-ray'
Origin: a primitive root
, and cried
za`aq (Hebrew #2199)
to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
KJV usage: assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.
Pronounce: zaw-ak'
Origin: a primitive root
every man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
unto his god
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, andh cast forth
tuwl (Hebrew #2904)
to pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or out
KJV usage: carry away, (utterly) cast (down, forth, out), send out.
Pronounce: tool
Origin: a primitive root
the wares
kliy (Hebrew #3627)
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
KJV usage: armour ((-bearer)), artillery, bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, X one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, + whatsoever.
Pronounce: kel-ee'
Origin: from 3615
that were in the ship
'oniyah (Hebrew #591)
a ship
KJV usage: ship((-men)).
Pronounce: on-ee-yaw'
Origin: feminine of 590
into the sea
yam (Hebrew #3220)
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
KJV usage: sea (X -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Pronounce: yawm
Origin: from an unused root meaning to roar
, to lighten
qalal (Hebrew #7043)
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
KJV usage: abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-)curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), X slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-)vile, whet.
Pronounce: kaw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root
it of them. But Jonah
Yonah (Hebrew #3124)
Jonah, an Israelite
KJV usage: Jonah.
Pronounce: yo-naw'
Origin: the same as 3123
was gone down
yarad (Hebrew #3381)
a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications): --X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
Pronounce: yaw-rad'
into the sides
yrekah (Hebrew #3411)
properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess
KJV usage: border, coast, part, quarter, side.
Pronounce: yer-ay-kaw'
Origin: feminine of 3409
of the ship
cphiynah (Hebrew #5600)
a (sea-going) vessel (as ceiled with a deck)
KJV usage: ship.
Pronounce: sef-ee-naw'
Origin: from 5603
; and he lay
shakab (Hebrew #7901)
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
KJV usage: X at all, cast down, ((lover-))lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.
Pronounce: shaw-kab'
Origin: a primitive root
, and was fast asleep
radam (Hebrew #7290)
to stun, i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death)
KJV usage: (be fast a-, be in a deep, cast into a dead, that) sleep(-er, -eth).
Pronounce: raw-dam'
Origin: a primitive root
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Acts 27:18• 18But as we were exceedingly pressed by the storm, the next day they began a clearance overboard; (Acts 27:18)
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Gods; Goddess,
Jonah,
Sea,
Ships,
Wares

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Ministry on This Verse

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cried.
Jonah 1:6,14,16• 6And the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
 14And they cried unto Jehovah and said, Ah, Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.
 16And the men feared Jehovah exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows. (Jonah 1:6,14,16)
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1 Kings 18:26• 26And they took the bullock which had been given them, and sacrificed it, and they called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. (1 Kings 18:26)
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Isa. 44:17‑20• 17And with the residue thereof he maketh a god, his graven image; he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth [it], and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou [art] my god.
 18They have no knowledge and understand not: for he hath plastered their eyes, that they see not; [and] their hearts that they understand not.
 19And none taketh it to his heart, neither [is there] knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire, and also have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten [it]: and with the residue thereof shall I make an abomination? shall I bow down to a block of wood?
 20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, [Is there] not a lie in my right hand? (Isa. 44:17‑20)
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Isa. 45:20• 20Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye [that are] escaped of the nations. They have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god [that] cannot save. (Isa. 45:20)
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Jer. 2:28• 28Where then are thy gods that thou hast made for thyself? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for as the number of thy cities, are thy gods, O Judah. (Jer. 2:28)
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Hos. 7:14• 14And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me. (Hos. 7:14)
and cast.
Job 2:4• 4And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. (Job 2:4)
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Acts 27:18‑19,38• 18But as we were exceedingly pressed by the storm, the next day they began a clearance overboard;
 19and the third [day] they cast out with their own hands the gear of the ship.
 38And being satisfied with food, they lightened the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea. (Acts 27:18‑19,38)
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Phil. 3:7‑8• 7But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss on account of Christ.
 8But moreover also I count all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on whose account I lost all things and count them to be refuse that I may win Christ, (Phil. 3:7‑8)
the sides.
1 Sam. 24:3• 3And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet; and David and his men were abiding in the recesses of the cave. (1 Sam. 24:3)
and was.
Judg. 16:19• 19And she made him sleep upon her knees, and called a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to overpower him, and his strength went from him. (Judg. 16:19)
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Matt. 25:5• 5Now, the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept. (Matt. 25:5)
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Matt. 26:40‑41,43,45• 40And he comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, Thus ye have not been able to watch one hour with me?
 41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] ready, but the flesh weak.
 43And coming he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
 45Then he comes to the disciples and says to them, Sleep on now and take your rest; behold, the hour has drawn nigh, and the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners. (Matt. 26:40‑41,43,45)
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Luke 22:45‑46• 45And rising up from his prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping from grief.
 46And he said to them, Why sleep ye? Rise up and pray that ye enter not into temptation. (Luke 22:45‑46)
• Jonah, tired with his journey like Elijah after his flight from Jezebel, went below, and was soon in a sound sleep. (“Jonah and His Experiences” by W.W. Fereday)
• In the midst of the storm, while others were praying, Jonah was sleeping. Conscience was being stifled by his self-will. How different with the Lord Jesus! When the storm burst upon the Sea of Galilee, He slept peacefully in the stern of the vessel. As the perfect Man of faith, He could repose His weary head, assured of the Father's care. His sleep astonished the disciples as much as Jonah's sleep astonished the heathen mariners; but how great the contrast between the fugitive prophet and the Man Christ Jesus! (“In the Fish's Belly” by W.W. Fereday)
• In Psa. 107:23-32 we get a wonderful description of a storm at sea, commanded and sent by Jehovah, and the result is, “Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, and He bringeth them out of their distresses; He maketh the storm a calm, and the waves thereof are still.” Psa. 107:28-29 JND Trans. These mariners did not know Jehovah, and could not call upon Him. The scripture well asks, “How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?” Rom. 10:14. (“Jonah 1: Jonah Rebels” by G.C. Willis)
• Since such gods could neither save nor help them, they turned to their own expedients—throwing the cargo overboard. However, their prayers and their wisdom and their works were all unavailing. They were dealing now with Jehovah, the true God, and they were to learn something of Him and His power. (“Jonah 1: Jonah Rebels” by G.C. Willis)
• Still a third step down for Jonah: down to Joppa, down into the ship, down into the lower part of the ship. Alas, for Jonah, he was to go still further down. In a downward pathway we cannot, as we suppose, stop when and where we will. (“Jonah 1: Jonah Rebels” by G.C. Willis)
• How often do we find the people of the Lord asleep, content to go on in their own immediate circle, without a care for the sorrows and troubles of those about them, without a thought of those on every hand who do not know the true and living God. (“Jonah 1: Jonah Rebels” by G.C. Willis)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the mariners were afraid, and cried every one unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to be lightened of them. But Jonah had gone down into the lower part of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

W. Kelly Translation

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Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.