9And he saith unto them, 'A Hebrew I am, and Jehovah, God of the heavens, I am reverencing, who made the sea and the dry land.'


In Context

6 And the chief of the company draweth near to him, and saith to him, 'What — to thee, O sleeper? rise, call unto thy God, it may be God doth bethink himself of us, and we do not perish.'

7 And they say each unto his neighbour, 'Come, and we cast lots, and we know on whose account this evil is on us.' And they cast lots, and the lot falleth on Jonah.

8 And they say unto him, 'Declare to us, we pray thee, on what account this evil is on us? what is thine occupation, and whence comest thou? what is thy country, seeing thou art not of this people?'

9 And he saith unto them, 'A Hebrew I am, and Jehovah, God of the heavens, I am reverencing, who made the sea and the dry land.'

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?'

Jonah 1:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And he said unto them, I [am] an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry [land. ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:9He answered, "I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord , the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land."

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And he said to them: I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord the God of heaven, who made both the sea and the dry land.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9And he said to them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9He said to them, |I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And he said to them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which has made the sea and the dry land.