Jonah 1:4 {3}
Good News Translation
But the LORD sent a strong wind on the sea, and the storm was so violent that the ship was in danger of breaking up.

New Revised Standard Version
But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a mighty storm came upon the sea that the ship threatened to break up.

Contemporary English Version
But the LORD made a strong wind blow, and such a bad storm came up that the ship was about to be broken to pieces.

New American Bible
The LORD, however, hurled a great wind upon the sea, and the storm was so great that the ship was about to break up.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jonah rose up to flee into Tharsis from the face of the Lord, and he went down to Joppe, and found a ship going to Tharsis: and he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tharsis from the face of the Lord,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Jonah rose up to flee into Tharsis from the face of the Lord, and he went down to Joppe, and found a ship going to Tharsis: and he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tharsis from the face of the Lord,

the Lord.

Exodus 10:13,19 And Moses stretched forth his rod upon the land of Egypt: and the Lord brought a burning wind all that day, and night; and when it was morning, the burning wind raised the locusts. . . .

Exodus 14:21 And when Moses had stretched forth his hand over the sea, the Lord took it away by a strong and burning wind blowing all the night, and turned it into dry ground: and the water was divided.

Exodus 15:10 Thy wind blew and the sea covered them: they sunk as lead in the mighty waters.

Numbers 11:31 And a wind going out from the Lord, taking quails up beyond the sea brought them, and cast them into the camp for the space of one day's journey, on every side of the camp round about, and they flew in the air two cubits high above the ground.

Psalm 107:24-31 These have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. . . .

Psalm 135:7 He bringeth up clouds from the end of the earth: he hath made lightnings for the rain. He bringeth forth winds out of his stores:

Amos 4:13 For behold he that formeth the mountains and createth the wind, and declareth his word to man, he that maketh the morning mist, and walketh upon the high places of the earth: the Lord the God of hosts is his name.

Matthew 8:24-27 And behold a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves, but he was asleep. . . .

Acts 27:13-20 And the south wind gently blowing, thinking that they had obtained their purpose, when they had loosed from Asson, they sailed close by Crete. . . .

sent out.

Context
The Great Storm
4And Jonah rose up to flee into Tharsis from the face of the Lord, and he went down to Joppe, and found a ship going to Tharsis: and he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tharsis from the face of the Lord,5But 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.…
Cross References
Psalm 107:23
They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the great waters:

Psalm 107:25
He said the word, and there arose a storm of wind: and the waves thereof were lifted up.

Psalm 135:6
Whatsoever the Lord pleased he hath done, in heaven, in earth, in the sea, and in all the deeps.

Psalm 135:7
He bringeth up clouds from the end of the earth: he hath made lightnings for the rain. He bringeth forth winds out of his stores:

Jeremiah 51:16
When he uttereth his voice the waters are multiplied in heaven: he lifteth up the clouds from the ends of the earth, he hath turned lightning into rain: and hath brought forth the wind out of his treasures.

Jonah 1:3
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