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Jonah 1:12

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12He answered them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea so that it will calm down for you, for I know that I’m to blameab for this great storm that is against you.”

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Cross references

  1. ab2Sm 24:17; 1Ch 21:17

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Throw me into the sea,” Jonah said, “and it will become calm again. I know that this terrible storm is all my fault.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea so that the sea may quiet down for you, because I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you all.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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 for my sake this great tempest is upon you.