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Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

What shall we do to you? - They knew him to be a prophet; they ask him the mind of his God. The lots had marked out Jonah as the ca…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

What shall we.— The prophet would of course know how to appease the God he had displeased.

May be calm …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, tha…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The sailors asked counsel of Jonah, and from this it appears that they were so overcome with fear that they did not dare to do anything to him. Fro…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then said they unto him, what shall we do unto thee
Though, both by the lot and his own confession, they knew he was…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jonah gave an account of his religion, for that was his duty. We may hope that he told it with sorrow and shame, justifying God, condemning himself…

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