They took up Jonah - “He does not say, ‘laid hold on him,’ nor ‘came upon him’ but ‘lifted’ him; so to speak, bearing him with respect and h…

Raging. — Compare maris ira, Ovid. Metamorphoses i. 330; iratum mare, Hor. Epodes ii. 57.

Wherefore 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…

Jonah shows here that the tempest arose through his fault, for the outcome proved this with certainty. The sailors had not only cast lots, but afte…

So they took up, Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea
They took him out of the hold or cabin where he was, and bro…

The mariners rowed against wind and tide, the wind of God's displeasure, the tide of His counsel; but it is in vain to think of saving ourselves an…