Jonah 1:9

Translations

Modern

“I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”

Traditional

And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

Literal

And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew and YHWH, God of the heavens, I fear, who made the sea and the dry land.”

Latin

Et dixit ad eos: Hebræus ego sum, et Dominum Deum cæli ego timeo, qui fecit mare et aridam.

Original

Hebrew

English

“I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”

Notes

Jonah 1:9

a Hebrew: See also Genesis 41:12; Exodus 1:15; 2:11.
Jonah worshiped the Lord, who, unlike the sailors’ false gods, made and controlled the sea and land. Many believed different gods ruled specific areas and tasks. Calling God the God of the heavens likely showed this deity's superiority, as heaven is the highest realm. The Old Testament consistently states that the Lord is the one true God (see, for example, Deuteronomy 6:4), sometimes using language to show his superiority over false gods imagined by pagan peoples (see Psalm 95:3–5).

Events

Prophecies of Jonahc. 825 BC

Related verses

Psalm 146:5–6
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
Psalm 136:26
Give thanks to the God of heaven! His loving devotion endures forever.
Psalm 95:5–6
The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.
Nehemiah 9:6
You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
Nehemiah 1:4
When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
Genesis 14:13
Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.
Daniel 2:44
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
Genesis 39:14
…she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
Acts 17:23–25
For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
Revelation 11:13
And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Nehemiah 2:4
“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven

Parallels

Acts 27:13–26

People

Hebrews: An ethnic group descended from Abraham

Glossary

Book of Jonah Jonah (Person)

Topics

Christian Minister: Success Attending: Jonah Converts: The Mariners with Jonah Fear of God: Conspicuous Instances of Those Who Feared: Jonah, During the Storm God: Creator Hebrew: Applied to And his Descendants Jonah: Disobedience and Punishment of Superstition: The Sailors Who Threw Jonah Into the Sea

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