13 However, the men [a]rowed desperately to return to land, but they could not, because the sea was becoming even stormier against them. 14 Then they cried out to the (A)Lord and said, “We earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life, and do not put innocent blood on us; for (B)You, Lord, have done as You pleased.”

15 So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea (C)stopped its raging.

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 1:13 Lit dug their oars into the water

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