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Jonah 1:11

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. may be silent from us. ver. 12. See Ps. 107:30.
  2. ||Or, grew more and more tempestuous.
  3. †Heb. went. ver. 13. Gen. 8:3, 5. & 26:13. Judg. 4:24. 1 Sam. 2:26. & 14:19. 2 Sam. 3:1, 16. & 5:10. & 18:25. 2 Chr. 17:12. Esther 9:4. Ps. 126:6. Prov. 4:18. Jer. 41:6. Zech. 8:21.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So they said to him, “What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?” For the sea was getting worse and worse.

NLTNew Living Translation

And since the storm was getting worse all the time, they asked him, “What should we do to you to stop this storm?”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So they said to him, “What shall we do to you so that the sea may quiet down for us?” because the sea was growing more and more tempestuous.