Jonah 1:10 (GNV)

Passage

Then were the men exceedingly afrayde, and said vnto him, Why hast thou done this? (for the men knewe, that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had tolde them)

Nearby Context

Jonah 1:8 Then said they vnto him, Tell vs for whose cause this euill is vpon vs? what is thine occupation? and whence commest thou? which is thy countrey? and of what people art thou?

Jonah 1:9 And he answered them, I am an Ebrewe, and I feare the Lord God of heauen, which hath made the sea, and the dry lande.

Jonah 1:10 Then were the men exceedingly afrayde, and said vnto him, Why hast thou done this? (for the men knewe, that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had tolde them)

Jonah 1:11 Then saide they vnto him, What shall we doe vnto thee, that the sea may be calme vnto vs? (for the sea wrought and was troublous)

Jonah 1:12 And he said vnto them, Take me, and cast me into the sea: so shall the sea be calme vnto you: for I knowe that for my sake this great tempest is vpon you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "exceedingly", "afrayde", "said", "vnto", "hast", "thou", "done", and "knewe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "exceedingly" and "afrayde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And he answered them I am an..." into verse 11's "Then saide they vnto him What shall...", so "exceedingly" and "afrayde" 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 "exceedingly" and "afrayde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.