Jonah 1:10 (YLT)

Passage

And the men fear a great fear, and say unto him, `What <FI>is<Fi> this thou hast done!' for the men have known that from the face of Jehovah he is fleeing, for he hath told them.

Nearby Context

Jonah 1:8 And they say unto him, `Declare to us, we pray thee, on what account this evil <FI>is<Fi> on us? what <FI>is<Fi> thine occupation, and whence comest thou? what <FI>is<Fi> thy country, seeing thou art not of this people?'

Jonah 1:9 And he saith unto them, `A Hebrew I <FI>am<Fi> , and Jehovah, God of the heavens, I am reverencing, who made the sea and the dry land.'

Jonah 1:10 And the men fear a great fear, and say unto him, `What <FI>is<Fi> this thou hast done!' for the men have known that from the face of Jehovah he is fleeing, for he hath told them.

Jonah 1:11 And they say unto him, `What do we do to thee that the sea may cease from us, for the sea is more and more tempestuous?'

Jonah 1:12 And he saith unto them, `Lift me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea doth cease from you; for I know that on my account this great tempest <FI>is<Fi> upon you.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fear", "great", "thou", "hast", "done", "known", and "face". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fear" and "great", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And he saith unto them A Hebrew..." into verse 11's "And they say unto him What do...", so "fear" and "great" 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 "fear" and "great" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.