Jonah 1:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jonah 1:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jonah 1:13 is a verse from the book of Jonah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous ag..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jonah 1:13 — KJV
“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”
— Jonah 1:13 (KJV)
Jonah 1:13 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 1:13
“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”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:13: sea, wrought, tempestuous
“And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:13: men, bring, land
“And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. withdrew...: Heb. they gave a withdrawing shoulder”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:13: men, hard, bring
“For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:13: men, land, sea
“And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; any one: Heb. any soul common...: Heb. people of the land”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:13: men, land, against
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