Jonah 1:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jonah 1:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jonah 1:11 is a verse from the book of Jonah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was temp..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jonah 1:11 — KJV
“Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. may...: Heb. may be silent from us wrought...: or, grew more and more tempestuous: Heb. went”
— Jonah 1:11 (KJV)
Jonah 1:11 in Context — About the Book of Jonah
Jonah is the prophet who ran — away from Nineveh, into a storm, and into the belly of a great fish, where he finally prayed. God's question closes the book: shouldn't I have compassion on a city of 120,000? It exposes our reluctance and God's relentless mercy to outsiders.
Cross-References for Jonah 1:11
“Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. rowed: Heb. digged wrought...: or, grew more and more tempestuous: Heb. went”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:11: sea, wrought, tempestuous
“Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by. set by: Heb. precious”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:11: then, heb, more
“The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father. shew...: Heb. uncover thine ear”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:11: then, may, heb
“Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. those: Heb. men”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:11: then, may, heb
“So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it. the work...: Heb. the healing went up upon the work”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:11: then, wrought, heb
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