Jonah 1:5
“Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.”
What does Jonah 1:5 mean?
The Bible verse Jonah 1:5 in the King James Version reads as follows: "Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he…
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In this powerful verse from the Book of Jonah, we witness a striking contrast between the panic of the mariners and the tranquility of Jonah: "Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten…
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O Lord Almighty, In the stillness of this sacred moment, I come before Thee with a heart heavy with burden, reflective of the tumultuous seas that so often toss the vessels of our lives. Like the sailors on that fateful ship, who were gripped by fear as they faced the tempest, I…
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