Holy Scripture
Jonah 1:15
A church father on this verse
“"So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging." LXX: 'and they took Jonah and they threw him into the sea, and the sea became ceased from its agitation'. He did not say, they grabbed him and threw him but they raised him up as if they were carrying him with respect and hon…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
15So they took Jonah, and cast him out into the sea: and the sea ceased from its raging.
Modern
Preparing…
Teens
Preparing…
Kids
Preparing…
In context
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.
14And they cried to the Lord, and said, Forbid it, Lord: let us not perish for the sake of this man’s life, and bring not righteous blood upon us: for thou, Lord, hast done as thou wouldest.
— Jonah 1:15 —
16And the men feared the Lord very greatly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord, and vowed vows.