Jonah 1:11 KJV

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.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • thee one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • His discourse with the marinersJonah gave an account of his religion, for that was his business. We may hope that he told with sorrow and shame, justifying God, condemning himself, and...

Thompson Chains

  • TempestsSee the chain from 1 Kings 19:11 · 4 links

Cross References

  • 1 Samuel 6:2–3 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place. …
  • 2 Samuel 21:1–6 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. …
  • 2 Samuel 24:11–13 For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, …
  • Micah 6:6–7 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? …

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Topics

  • Disobedience to God Of Jonah, in refusing to deliver the message to the Ninevites
  • Jonah Disobedience and punishment of Jonah
  • Superstition The sailors who threw Jonah into the sea

Timeline

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Then said וַיֹּאמְרוּ wayyōʾmĕrû אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • they unto him, What shall we do אֵלָיו ʾēlāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular מַה mah Interrogative נַּעֲשֶׂה naʿăśê עָשָׂה Verb · qal imperfect, first person common plural
  • unto thee, that the sea הַיָּם hayyām יָם Noun · masculine singular · with the מֵעָלֵינוּ mēʿālênû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural כִּי kî Conjunction
  • may be calm לָּךְ lāk Preposition · with suffix: second person feminine singular וְיִשְׁתֹּק wĕyištōq שָׁתַק Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto us? for the sea הַיָּם hayyām יָם Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • wrought הוֹלֵךְ hôlēk הָלַךְ Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • and was tempestuous וְסֹעֵר wĕsōʿēr סָעַר Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with and

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