13And the men row to turn back unto the dry land, and are not able, for the sea is more and more tempestuous against them.


In Context

10 And the men fear a great fear, and say unto him, 'What is this thou hast done!' for the men have known that from the face of Jehovah he is fleeing, for he hath told them.

11 And 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?'

12 And he saith unto them, 'Lift me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea doth cease from you; for I know that on my account this great tempest is upon you.'

13 And the men row to turn back unto the dry land, and are not able, for the sea is more and more tempestuous against them.

14 And they cry unto Jehovah, and say, 'We pray Thee, O Jehovah, let us not, we pray Thee, perish for this man's life, and do not lay on us innocent blood, for Thou, Jehovah, as Thou hast pleased, Thou hast done.'

15 And they lift up Jonah, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceaseth from its raging;

Jonah 1:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring [it] to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:13And the men rowed hard to return to land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled upon them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13But the men rowed hard to regain the land; but they could not; for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea worked, and was tempestuous against them.