Jonah 1:16

Complete Jewish Bible

Seized with great fear of Adonai , they offered a sacrifice to Adonai and made vows.

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.

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

Contemporary English Version
The sailors were so terrified that they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made all kinds of promises.

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

¹¹ They asked him, "What should we do to you, so that the sea will be calm for us?" — for the sea was getting rougher all the time. ¹² "Pick me up," he told them, "and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; because I know it's my fault that this terrible storm has come over you." ¹³ Nevertheless, the men rowed hard, trying to reach the shore. But they couldn't, because the sea kept growing wilder against them. ¹⁴ Finally they cried to Adonai , "Please, Adonai , please! Don't let us perish for causing the death of this man, and don't hold us to account for shedding innocent blood; because you, Adonai , have done what you saw fit." ¹⁵ Then they picked up Yonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped raging. ¹⁶ Seized with great fear of Adonai , they offered a sacrifice to Adonai and made vows. ¹⁷ The word of Adonai came to Yonah the son of Amitai: "Set out for the great city of Ninveh, and proclaim to it that their wickedness has come to my attention." But Yonah, in order to get away from Adonai , prepared to escape to Tarshish. He went down to Yafo, found a ship headed for Tarshish, paid the fare and went aboard, intending to travel with them to Tarshish and get away from Adonai . However, Adonai let loose over the sea a violent wind, which created such stormy conditions that the ship threatened to break to pieces. The sailors were frightened, and each cried out to his god. They threw the cargo overboard to make the ship easier for them to control. Meanwhile, Yonah had gone down below into the hold, where he lay, fast asleep. The ship's captain found him and said to him, "What do you mean by sleeping? Get up! Call on your god! Maybe the god will remember us, and we won't die." Then they said to each other, "Come, let's draw lots to find out who is to blame for this calamity." They drew lots, and Yonah was singled out. They said to him, "Tell us now, why has this calamity come upon us? What work do you do? Where are you from? What is your country? Which is your people?" He answered them, "I am a Hebrew; and I fear Adonai , the God of heaven, who made both the sea and the dry land." At this the men grew very afraid and said to him, "What is this that you have done?" For the men knew he was trying to get away from Adonai , since he had told them. They asked him, "What should we do to you, so that the sea will be calm for us?" — for the sea was getting rougher all the time. "Pick me up," he told them, "and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; because I know it's my fault that this terrible storm has come over you." Nevertheless, the men rowed hard, trying to reach the shore. But they couldn't, because the sea kept growing wilder against them. Finally they cried to Adonai , "Please, Adonai , please! Don't let us perish for causing the death of this man, and don't hold us to account for shedding innocent blood; because you, Adonai , have done what you saw fit." Then they picked up Yonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped raging. Seized with great fear of Adonai , they offered a sacrifice to Adonai and made vows.

Bible Verse Review
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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
God made the dome and divided the water under the dome from the water above the dome; that is how it was,

Genesis 1:8
and God called the dome Sky. So there was evening, and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:9
God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let dry land appear," and that is how it was.

Genesis 1:12
The earth brought forth grass, plants each yielding its own kind of seed, and trees each producing its own kind of seed-bearing fruit; and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:14
(A: ii) God said, "Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to divide the day from the night; let them be for signs, seasons, days and years;

Deuteronomy 4:19
For the same reason, do not look up at the sky, at the sun, moon, stars and everything in the sky, and be drawn away to worship and serve them; Adonai your God has allotted these to all the peoples under the entire sky.

Job 31:26
or if, on seeing the shining sun or the full moon as it moved through the sky,

Job 38:7
when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Psalms 8:3
From the mouths of babies and infants at the breast you established strength because of your foes, in order that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

Psalms 19:6
which comes out like a bridegroom from the bridal chamber, with delight like an athlete to run his race.

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.