Jonah 1:12-14

Living Bible

¹² “Throw me out into the sea,” he said, “and it will become calm again. For I know this terrible storm has come because of me.”

¹³ They tried harder to row the boat ashore, but couldn’t make it. The storm was too fierce to fight against. ¹⁴ Then they shouted out a prayer to Jehovah, Jonah’s God. “O Jehovah,” they pleaded, “don’t make us die for this man’s sin, and don’t hold us responsible for his death, for it is not our fault—you have sent this storm upon him for your own good reasons.”