Jonah 1:15 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Jonah 1:17 And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "took", "jonah", "cast", "forth", "ceased", and "raging". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "took" and "jonah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And they cried unto Jehovah and said..." into verse 16's "And the men feared Jehovah exceedingly and...", so "took" and "jonah" 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 "took" and "jonah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.