Jonah 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.”

Jonah 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jonah 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jonah 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows.”

Jonah 1:16 — World English Bible

Jonah 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.”

Jonah 1:16 — American Standard Version

Jonah 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the men fear Jehovah--a great fear, and sacrifice a sacrifice to Jehovah, and vow vows.”

Jonah 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Jonah 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the men feared Jehovah exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.”

Jonah 1:16 — Darby Translation

Jonah 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice vnto the Lord, and made vowes.”

Jonah 1:16 — Geneva Bible

Jonah 1:16 in Context — Jonah 1

14 Alors ils invoquèrent l’Éternel, et dirent: O Éternel, ne nous fais pas périr à cause de la vie de cet homme, et ne nous charge pas du sang innocent! Car toi, Éternel, tu fais ce que tu veux.

15 Puis ils prirent Jonas, et le jetèrent dans la mer. Et la fureur de la mer s’apaisa.

16 Ces hommes furent saisis d’une grande crainte de l’Éternel, et ils offrirent un sacrifice à l’Éternel, et firent des vœux.

17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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What Does Jonah 1:16 Mean?

Jonah 1:16 is a verse from the Book of Jonah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jonah chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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