Holy Scripture

Jonah 1:11

A church father on this verse
“Tell me, are you running away from the master? Then wait a little bit and you will learn from the state of affairs themselves that you will be unable to escape even from the hands of his servant, the ocean. For as soon as Jonah set foot on the ship, the ocean raised its waves up high and raised itself to a great heigh…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — HOMILIES ON REPENTANCE AND ALMSGIVING 5:3.8

Source: Septuagint

Original

11And they said to him, What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea rose, and lifted its wave exceedingly.

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In context

9And he said to them, I am a servant of the Lord; and I worship the Lord God of heaven, who made the sea, and the dry land.

10Then the men feared exceedingly, and said to him, What is this that thou hast done? for the men knew that he was fleeing from the face of the Lord, because he had told them.

— Jonah 1:11 —

12And Jonah said to them, Take me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shall be calm to you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

13And the men tried hard to return to the land, and were not able: for the sea rose and grew more and more tempestuous against them.

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