11And 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.


In Context

8 And they said unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us: what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

9 And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew, and I fear Jehovah, the God of the heavens, who hath made the sea and the dry land.

10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this thou hast done? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of Jehovah: for he had told them.

11 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.

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 because of me this great tempest is upon you.

13 But the men rowed hard to regain the land; but they could not; for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

Jonah 1:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:11Then 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:11The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:11And they said to him: What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea flowed and swelled.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:11Then 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:11Then 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:11Then 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:11Then 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:11And 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?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:11Then said they to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea worked, and was tempestuous.