impotence and unconsciousness.”32 Other commentators point to the extreme emotional exhaustion and depression that is inevitable when a person directly rebels against the revealed will of the Lord. Whatever the cause, Jonah was out of contact for the moment, unaware of the danger from the storm. 1:6 The sailors were working feverishly and praying heartily for their lives, but the cause of the trouble was below decks fast asleep. Not knowing Jonah’s connection to the trouble, the captain (lit.,
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