Jonah 1:8
“Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jonah 1:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da sprachen sie zu ihm: Tue uns doch kund, um wessentwillen dieses Unglück uns trifft! Was ist dein Geschäft, und woher kommst du? Welches ist dein Land, und von welchem Volke bist du?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces le dijeron ellos: Decláranos ahora por qué nos ha venido este mal. ¿Qué oficio tienes, y de dónde vienes? ¿cuál es tu tierra, y de qué pueblo eres?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então eles lhe disseram: Conta-nos, por favor, por que nos este mal nos veio . Qual é a tua profissão, e de onde vens? Qual é a tua terra, e de que povo és?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então eles disseram a Jonas: "Por favor, conta-nos quem é a causa deste mal que está acontecendo conosco. Qual é a tua ocupação e de onde tu vens? Qual é o teu país e de que povo és?"
📖 Jonah 1:8 in Context
6So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
7And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
8Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
9And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
10Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
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