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Jonah 1:4

Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.

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ASV

But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

KJV

But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068 →
הֵטִ֤ילhe.Tilhe threwH2904 →
רֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-a windH7307 →
גְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahgreatH1419 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַיָּ֔םhai.Yamthe seaH3220 →
וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
סַֽעַר־sa.'ar-a stormH5591 →
גָּד֖וֹלga.DolgreatH1419 →
בַּיָּ֑םbai.Yamon the seaH3220 →
וְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הve.Ho.'o.ni.Yahand the shipH591 →
חִשְּׁבָ֖הchi.she.Vahit thoughtH2803 →
לְהִשָּׁבֵֽר׃le.hi.sha.Verto be brokenH7665 →

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Psalms 107:25For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.Psalms 107:23–31Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.Matthew 8:24–27Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.Psalms 147:15He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,Amos 4:13For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”Psalms 135:7He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.Exodus 10:19And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.Jeremiah 51:16When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.Mark 4:37Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.Numbers 11:31Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground, for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp.Exodus 15:10But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.Revelation 7:1After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.Acts 27:20When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.Acts 27:13–20When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.Jonah 4:8As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”Psalms 65:7You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.Ezekiel 13:13Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.

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