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Jonah 1:16

Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Converts;   Conviction;   Jonah;   Minister, Christian;   Miracles;   Superstition;   Thankfulness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Sacrifices;   Vows;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Vows;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Fear;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jonah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jonah, the Book of;   Vow;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The men were seized by great fear of the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
Hebrew Names Version
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD, and made vows.
King James Version (1611)
Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice vnto the Lord, and made vowes.
King James Version
Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord , and made vows.
English Standard Version
Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
New American Standard Bible
Then the men became extremely afraid of the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.
New Century Version
Then they began to fear the Lord very much; they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made promises to him.
Amplified Bible
Then the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the men feared the Lorde exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice vnto the Lorde, and made vowes.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the men greatly feared Yahweh, and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows.
Contemporary English Version
The sailors were so terrified that they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made all kinds of promises.
Complete Jewish Bible
Seized with great fear of Adonai , they offered a sacrifice to Adonai and made vows.
Darby Translation
And the men feared Jehovah exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.
Easy-to-Read Version
When the men saw this, they began to fear and respect the Lord . They offered a sacrifice and made special promises to the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
And the men were greatly terrified from the presence of the LORD, and they offered sacrifices of righteousness to the LORD and made vows.
Good News Translation
This made the sailors so afraid of the Lord that they offered a sacrifice and promised to serve him.
Lexham English Bible
So the men feared Yahweh greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows.
Literal Translation
Then the men feared Jehovah with a great fear and offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and vowed vows.
American Standard Version
Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.
Bible in Basic English
Then great was the men's fear of the Lord; and they made an offering to the Lord and took oaths to him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the men feared the Lorde exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice vnto the Lorde, and made vowes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the men feared the Lord very greatly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord, and vowed vows.
English Revised Version
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
World English Bible
Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh, and made vows.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the men dredden the Lord with greet drede, and offriden oostis to the Lord, and vowiden avowis.
Update Bible Version
Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh, and made vows.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the LORD, and made vows.
New English Translation
The men feared the Lord greatly, and earnestly vowed to offer lavish sacrifices to the Lord.
New King James Version
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the LORD and took vows.
New Living Translation
The sailors were awestruck by the Lord 's great power, and they offered him a sacrifice and vowed to serve him.
New Life Bible
Then the men feared the Lord very much. They gave a gift in worship to the Lord and made promises to Him.
New Revised Standard
Then the men feared the Lord even more, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then did the men revere Yahweh with a great reverence, - and offered sacrifice to Yahweh, and vowed vows.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and sacrificed victims to the Lord, and made vows.
Revised Standard Version
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.
Young's Literal Translation
and the men fear Jehovah -- a great fear, and sacrifice a sacrifice to Jehovah, and vow vows.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the men feared the LORDE exceadingly, doynge sacrifices ad makynge vowes vnto the LORDE.
THE MESSAGE
The sailors were impressed, no longer terrified by the sea, but in awe of God . They worshiped God , offered a sacrifice, and made vows.

Contextual Overview

11Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, "What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?" 12"Pick me up," he answered, "and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you." 13Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more. 14So they cried out to the LORD: "Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man's life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased." 15At this, they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm. 16Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.17Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the stomach of the fish.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

feared: Jonah 1:10, Isaiah 26:9, Daniel 4:34-37, Daniel 6:26, Mark 4:31, Acts 5:11

offered: etc. Heb. sacrificed a sacrifice unto the Lord, and vowed vows, Genesis 8:20, Judges 13:16, 2 Kings 5:17, Psalms 107:22, Isaiah 60:5-7

made: Genesis 28:20, Psalms 50:14, Psalms 66:13-16, Psalms 116:14, Ecclesiastes 5:4

Reciprocal: Leviticus 22:18 - vows Deuteronomy 23:21 - General 2 Chronicles 20:3 - feared Psalms 107:31 - Oh that men Isaiah 19:21 - shall vow Jonah 1:5 - cried Jonah 1:14 - they Mark 4:41 - feared Acts 28:11 - whose Romans 10:14 - shall they Romans 11:17 - and with

Cross-References

Genesis 1:7
So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning-the second day.
Genesis 1:9
And God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear." And it was so.
Genesis 1:12
The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:14
And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
Deuteronomy 4:19
When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars-all the host of heaven-do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
Job 31:26
if I have regarded the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
Job 38:7
while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Psalms 8:3
When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place-
Psalms 19:6
It rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly,.... This was not a natural fear, as before, but a religious one; and not a servile fear, or a fear of punishment, but a reverential godly fear; for they feared him, not only because they saw his power in raising and stilling the tempest, but his goodness to them in saving them:

and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord; a spiritual sacrifice; the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving for a safe deliverance from the storm; for other sort of sacrifice they seemed not to have materials for; since they had thrown overboard what they had in the ship to lighten it, unless there might be anything left fit for this purpose; but rather, if it is to be understood of a ceremonial sacrifice, it was offered when they went out of the ship, according to the gloss of Aben Ezra; or they solemnly declared they would, as soon as they came to land; to which sense is the Targum,

"and they said, they would offer a sacrifice:''

and agreeably to this the words may be rendered, with what follows, thus, "and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord", that is,

and made vows; they vowed that they would offer a sacrifice n when arrived in their own country, or should return to Judea, and come to Jerusalem. So the Hebrew ו, "vau", is often used o, as exegetical and explanative; though many interpreters understand the vows as distinct from the sacrifice; and that they vowed that the God of the Hebrews should be their God, and that they would for the future serve and worship him only; that they would become proselytes, as Jarchi; or give alms to the poor, as Kimchi; as an evidence of their sense of gratitude to God, the author of their mercies. If these men were truly converted, as it seems as if they were, they were great gainers by this providence; for though they lost their worldly goods, they found what was infinitely better, God to be their God and portion, and all spiritual good thing a with him; and it may be observed of the wise and wonderful providence of God, that though Jonah refused to go and preach to the Gentiles at Nineveh, for which he was corrected; yet God made this dispensation a means of converting other Gentiles.

n So Drusius. o Vid. Nold. Ebr. Part. Concord. p. 280.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the men feared the Lord with a great fear - because, from the tranquility of the sea and the ceasing of the tempest, they saw that the prophet’s words were true. This great miracle completed the conversion of the mariners. God had removed all human cause of fear; and yet, in the same words as before, he says, “they feared a great fear;” but he adds, “the Lord.” It was the great fear, with which even the disciples of Jesus feared, when they saw the miracles which He did, which made even Peter say, Luke 5:8. “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” Events full of wonder had thronged upon them; things beyond nature, and contrary to nature; tidings which betokened His presence, Who had all things in His hands. They had seen “wind and storm fulfilling His word” Psalms 148:8, and, forerunners of the fishermen of Galilee, knowing full well from their own experience that this was above nature, they felt a great awe of God. So He commanded His people, “Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God Deuteronomy 6:13, for thy good always” Deuteronomy 6:24.

And offered a sacrifice - Doubtless, as it was a large decked vessel and bound on a long voyage, they had live creatures on board, which they could offer in sacrifice. But this was not enough for their thankfulness; “they vowed vows.” They promised that they would do thereafter what they could not do then ; “that they would never depart from Him whom they had begun to worship.” This was true love, not to be content with aught which they could do, but to stretch forward in thought to an abiding and enlarged obedience, as God should enable them. And so they were doubtless enrolled among the people of God, firstfruits from among the pagan, won to God Who overrules all things, through the disobedience and repentance of His prophet. Perhaps, they were the first preachers among the pagan, and their account of their own wonderful deliverance prepared the way for Jonah’s mission to Nineveh.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jonah 1:16. Offered a sacrifice — The first perhaps ever offered on board a vessel since the ark floated on the waters of the great deluge; and it is most probable that these heathens, witnessing what was done, became sincere converts to the true God.


 
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