⁵Then the sailors became fearful, and every man cried to ^ahis god, and they ^bhurled the ¹cargo which was in the ship into the sea to lighten it ²for them. But Jonah had gone down below into the innermost part of the vessel, lain down, and fallen deep asleep.

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Footnotes

1Lit vessels
2Lit from upon them

Cross references

a 1 Kin 18:26
b Acts 27:18, 19, 38

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.

But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his god. They threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel and had stretched out and fallen into a deep sleep.

NLTNew Living Translation

Fearing for their lives, the desperate sailors shouted to their gods for help and threw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship.

But all this time Jonah was sound asleep down in the hold.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they threw the contents that were in the merchant ship into the sea to lighten it for them. And meanwhile Jonah went down into the hold of the vessel and lay down and fell asleep.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

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