And cried, every man to his God - They did what they could. “Not knowing the truth, they yet know of a Providence, and, amid religious error…

And cried every man to his god. —If Phoenicians, the sailors would have their favorite deities in the national Pantheon; but they …

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god,—

If there is ever a special time for prayer, it is a time of need.…

This narrative, in which Jonah relates in order so many circumstances, is not without its use; for, as we will soon see, he intended to show his ow…

Then the mariners were afraid
Perceiving that the storm was not an ordinary, but a supernatural one; and that the sh…

God sent a pursuer after Jonah, namely, a mighty tempest. Sin brings storms and tempests into the soul, into the family, into churches, and nations…