Jonah 1:13
“Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jonah 1:13 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und die Männer ruderten hart, um das Schiff ans Land zurückzuführen; aber sie vermochten es nicht, weil das Meer immer stürmischer gegen sie wurde.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y aquellos hombres trabajaron por tornar la nave á tierra; mas no pudieron, porque la mar iba á más, y se embravecía sobre ellos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas os homens se esforçavam para remar, tentando voltar à terra firme; porém não conseguiam, porque o mar cada vez mais se embravecia sobre eles.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Entretanto, os homens remaram intensamente para conseguir voltar à terra, mas eles não conseguiram, porque o mar estava tornando-se mais e mais violento contra eles.
📖 Jonah 1:13 in Context
11Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
12And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
14Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.
15So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
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