Jonah 1:11
“Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then said they unto him, what shall we do unto thee,.... Though, both by the lot and his own confession, they knew he…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
What shall we do unto thee? - They knew him to be a prophet; they ask him the mind of his God. The lots had marked out…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
What shall we do unto thee - In these poor men there was an uncommon degree of humanity and tender feeling.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jonah 1:11-17
It is plain that Jonah is the man for whose sake this evil is upon them, but the discovery of him to be so was not…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
What shall we do unto thee No doubt in their thus appealing to Jonah to tell them what was to be done, instead of at…
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