Jonah 1:12-15 ▼

12 And he says to them, “Lift me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea ceases from you; for I know that on my account this great storm [is] on you.”

13 And the men row to turn back to the dry land, and are not able, for the sea is more and more turbulent against them.

14 And they cry to YHWH, and say, “Ah, now, O YHWH, please do not let us perish for this man’s life, and do not lay innocent blood on us! For You, YHWH, as You have pleased, You have done.”

15 And they lift up Jonah, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceases from its raging;