Jonah 1:4 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And Jehovah hath cast a great wind on the sea, and there is a great tempest in the sea, and the ship hath reckoned to be broken;

English ASV

But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

English Amplified

But the Lord sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a violent tempest on the sea so that the ship was about to be broken. [Ps. 107:23-27.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But the Lord sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a violent tempest on the sea so that the ship was about to be broken. [Ps. 107:23-27.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

But the LORD threw a great wind onto the sea, and such a great storm arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break apart.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest upon the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

English EASY 2024

Then the Lord sent a strong wind on the sea. The storm was so powerful that it almost broke the ship into pieces.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But the Lord brought a great storm on the sea. The wind made the sea very rough. The storm was very strong, and the boat was ready to break apart.

But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up.

English GNT (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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The Lord sent a violent wind over the sea. The storm was so powerful that the ship was in danger of breaking up.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then the LORD hurled a violent wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break apart.

English KJV 1611

But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

English LSB

But Yahweh hurled a great wind on the sea, and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship gave thought to breaking apart.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and a mighty storm came upon the sea, so that the ship was in danger of breaking up.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The LORD hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The LORD, however, hurled a violent wind upon the sea, and in the furious tempest that arose the ship was on the point of breaking up.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But the LORD hurled a powerful wind on the sea. Such a violent tempest arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break up!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But the Lord sent a strong wind over the Mediterranean Sea. A wild storm came up. It was so wild that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.

English NIV

Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.

English NKJ 1982

But the Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up.

English NLT

But as the ship was sailing along, suddenly the LORD flung a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to send them to the bottom.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

But Yahweh unleashed a powerful, violent wind on the sea. The ship was caught in such a great tempest that it was in jeopardy of shattering.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But as the ship was sailing along, suddenly the Lord flung a terrific wind over the sea, causing a great storm that threatened to send them to the bottom.

English Tyndale 1537

But the LORD hurled a great wind in to the sea, so that there was a mighty tempest in the sea: in so much that the ship was like to go in pieces.