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Berean Standard Bible

“Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?””

Jonah 1:11

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In Jonah 1 the prophet flees from God's call, boards a ship, and a great storm threatens to break it apart. The sailors cast lots and Jonah is identified as the cause.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea was getting rougher and rougher.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijéronle: ¿Qué te haremos, para que la mar se nos quiete? porque la mar iba á más, y se embravecía.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Dinos, ¿qué debemos hacer contigo para detener la tormenta? Porque el mar se embravecía más y más.

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