Jonah 1:6 (DRB)

Passage

And the ship master came to him and said to him: Why art thou fast asleep? rise up call upon thy God, if so be that God will think of us that we may not perish.

Nearby Context

Jonah 1:4 But the Lord sent a great wind to the sea: and a great tempest was raised in the sea, and the ship was in danger to be broken.

Jonah 1:5 And the mariners were afraid, and the men cried to their god: and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship, into the sea, to lighten it of them: and Jonah went down into the inner part of the ship, and fell into a deep sleep.

Jonah 1:6 And the ship master came to him and said to him: Why art thou fast asleep? rise up call upon thy God, if so be that God will think of us that we may not perish.

Jonah 1:7 And they said every one to his fellow: Come and let us cast lots, that we may know why this evil is upon us. And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

Jonah 1:8 And they said to him: Tell us for what cause this evil is upon us, what is thy business? of what country art thou? and whither goest thou? or of what people art thou?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ship", "master", "came", "said", "thou", "fast", "asleep", and "rise". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ship" and "master", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And the mariners were afraid and the..." into verse 7's "And they said every one to his...", so "ship" and "master" 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 "ship" and "master" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.