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Jonah 1:15 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Jonah 1:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jonah chapter 1 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. ceased: Heb. stood”
Jonah 1:15 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jonah 1:15
So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. The sailors execute Jonah's instruction (1:12) with evident reluctance after prayer (1:14). "They took up Jonah" (vayis'u et-Yonah, וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־יוֹנָה) uses nasa (נָשָׂא), meaning to lift, bear, or carry—the same verb used for bearing sin (Isaiah 53:4, 12). Though unintentional, the language foreshadows substitutionary atonement: one man dies so others might live."And cast him forth into the sea" (vayatilu el-hayam, וַיַּטִלֻהוּ אֶל־הַיָּם) uses tul (טוּל), meaning to hurl or throw—the same verb use...
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Cross-References for Jonah 1:15
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“and awoke him”
“Yahweh”
“you calm them.”
“so that its waves are still.”
“the roaring of their waves”
“Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? Then he got up”
“and all Israel with him”
“whom she bore to Saul”