So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.
WEB
At this, they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.
YLT
And they lift up Jonah, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceaseth from its raging;
DBT
And they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from its raging.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJonah — A reluctant prophet fleeing from Nineveh, a storm, a great fish, a repentant city, and a bush. The only prophet whose book is entirely narrative — and whose complaint against God's mercy is the book's real subject.
- Author
- The book is anonymous; Jonah son of Amittai is the subject (1:1; cf. 2 Kings 14:25)
- Date
- Jonah's historical ministry c. 8th c. BC under Jeroboam II; book's composition disputed