Jonah 1:12 BSB — MannaFest

Jonah 1:12

“Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

I know that for my sake - I am not worthy to live; throw me overboard. God will not quiet the storm till I am cast out of the ship. Here was deep compunction; and honest avowal of sin; and a justification of the displeasure which God had now manifested.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is not parting with our money that will pacify conscience; no, it is the Jonah that be thrown overboard. Jonah is herein a type of Christ, that he gives his life a ransom for many; but with this material difference, that the storm Jonah gave himself up to still was of his own raising, but that storm which Christ gave himself up to still was of our raising.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 567: “Labor In Vain” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1864)

THESE mariners manifested most commendable humanity. They were not willing, even though it were to preserve their own lives, to cast overboard an innocent man. Therefore they first used their best endeavors. And when these failed they made a solemn appeal to God, entreating Him not to lay upon them innocent blood—and then, since necessity has no law, Jonah, as a last resource was given up to the boisterous element, but not till every effort had been made to save him. We should he very careful of human life, doing nothing which even indirectly may destroy or injure it.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם	'a.lei.Hem	to them	H413 →
שָׂא֙וּנִי֙	sa.'U.ni	pick up me	H5375 →
וַהֲטִילֻ֣נִי	va.ha.ti.Lu.ni	and throw me	H2904 →
אֶל־	'el-	into	H413 →
הַיָּ֔ם	hai.Yam	the sea	H3220 →
וְיִשְׁתֹּ֥ק	ve.yish.Tok	so it may be calm	H8367 →
הַיָּ֖ם	hai.Yam	the sea	H3220 →
מֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם	me.'a.lei.Khem	from on <the> you	H5921 →
כִּ֚י	ki	for	H3588 →
יוֹדֵ֣עַ	yo.De.a'	[am] knowing	H3045 →
אָ֔נִי	'A.ni	I	H589 →
כִּ֣י	ki	that	H3588 →
בְשֶׁלִּ֔י	ve.she.Li	by which to <the> me
הַסַּ֧עַר	ha.Sa.'ar	the storm	H5591 →
הַגָּד֛וֹל	ha.ga.Dol	<the> great	H1419 →
הַזֶּ֖ה	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →
עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃	'a.lei.Khem	[is] on you	H5921 →

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Where the connections lead

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2 Samuel 24:17
When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand…
leads to
- Psalms 74:1
  Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 21:16–17
  When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed…
Through
Joshua 7:12
This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be…
leads to
- Psalms 5:4–5
  For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.
- Isaiah 59:2
  But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.
- Numbers 14:45
  Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them all the way to Hormah.
- Joshua 6:18
  But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and…
Through
John 11:50
You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”
leads to
- John 18:14
  Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.
- Luke 24:46
  And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Jonah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Jonah