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13However, the men rowed desperately to return to land, but they could not, because the sea was becoming even stormier against them. 14Then they cried out to the Lord and said, “We earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life, and do not put innocent blood on us; for You, Lord, have done as You pleased.”
15So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging. 16Then the men became extremely afraid of the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.