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Jonah 1:5 Cross-References

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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.

Jonah 1:5 (KJV)

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Jonahthe prophet, son of Amittai, from Gath-hepher (2KI 14:25)

Commentary on 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." The sailors' response shows genuine piety—they pray to their gods and take practical action (throwing cargo overboard). "But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep." The contrast is devastating: pagans pray earnestly while God's prophet sleeps soundly. The Hebrew phrase "fast asleep" (radam) means deep, death-like sleep. Jonah isn't accidentally napping but deliberately checking out—physical manifestation...

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