Jonah 1:5

Translations

Modern

The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

Traditional

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

Literal

And the sailors were afraid, and each man cried out to his god. And they threw the articles that were in the ship into the sea to lighten it from them. And Jonah had gone down into the recesses of the ship, and he had lain down and was deeply asleep.

Latin

Et timuerunt nautæ, et clamaverunt viri ad deum suum, et miserunt vasa quæ erant in navi, in mare, ut alleviaretur ab eis; et Jonas descendit ad interiora navis, et dormiebat sopore gravi.

Original

Hebrew

English

The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

Notes

Jonah 1:5–6

God may have caused Jonah to keep sleeping to show that the sailors' gods could not help (Jonah 1:6).

Events

Prophecies of Jonahc. 825 BC

Related verses

Acts 27:18–19
We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
Jeremiah 2:28
But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah.
1 Kings 18:26
And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.
Jonah 1:6
The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
Luke 22:45–46
When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
Judges 16:19
And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him.
Isaiah 45:20
Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.
Jonah 1:16
Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.
Matthew 26:45
Then He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Isaiah 44:17–20
From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.”
Acts 27:38
After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
Philippians 3:7–8
But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.

Parallels

Acts 27:13–26

People

Jonah: Prophet swallowed by fish, preached to Nineveh

Glossary

Book of Jonah Sailors

Topics

Christian Minister: Jonah Christian Minister: Success Attending: Jonah Commerce: Articles of, Called: Wares Confidence: Jonah Converts: The Mariners with Jonah Idolatry: Other Customs of Prayers to Idols Jonah: Disobedience and Punishment of Mariners (Sailors): Perils of Ships: Parts of Mentioned: The Hold or Between the Sides Ships: Worked by Mariners or Sailors Superstition: The Sailors Who Threw Jonah Into the Sea

Jonah 1:5

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