Jonah 1:14 (DBY)

Passage

And they cried unto Jehovah and said, Ah, Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.

Nearby Context

Jonah 1:12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that because of me this great tempest is upon you.

Jonah 1:13 But the men rowed hard to regain the land; but they could not; for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

Jonah 1:14 And they cried unto Jehovah and said, Ah, Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.

Jonah 1:15 And they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from its raging.

Jonah 1:16 And the men feared Jehovah exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cried", "jehovah", "said", "beseech", "thee", "perish", and "man's". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cried" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "But the men rowed hard to regain..." into verse 15's "And they took up Jonah and cast...", so "cried" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In Jonah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "cried" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.