Jonás 1:15

15 Así que tomaron a Jonás y lo lanzaron al agua, y la furia del mar se aplacó.

Jonás 1:15 Meaning and Commentary

Jonah 1:15

So they took up, Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea
They took him out of the hold or cabin where he was, and brought him upon deck; they took him, not against his will, but with his full consent, and according to the direction and advice he gave them: "they", for there were more than one employed in this affair; one or more very probably took him by the legs, and others put their hands under his arm holes, and so threw him into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging;
immediately, and became a calm; and the wind also ceased from blowing, which is supposed; the end being answered by the storm, and the person found and obtained, what was sought after by it, it was still and quiet. The story the Jews ^F13 tell of his being let down into the sea to his knees, upon which the sea was calm, but became raging again upon his being taken up; and so, at the second time, to his navel; and the third time to his neck; is all fabulous; but he being wholly thrown in, it raged no more.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 Pirke Eliezer, c. 10. fol. 10. 2.

Jonás 1:15 In-Context

13 Sin embargo, en un intento por regresar a tierra firme, los marineros se pusieron a remar con todas sus fuerzas; pero como el mar se enfurecía más y más contra ellos, no lo consiguieron.

14 Entonces clamaron al SEÑOR: «Oh SEÑOR, tú haces lo que quieres. No nos hagas perecer por quitarle la vida a este hombre, ni nos hagas responsables de la muerte de un inocente».

15 Así que tomaron a Jonás y lo lanzaron al agua, y la furia del mar se aplacó.

16 Al ver esto, se apoderó de ellos un profundo temor al SEÑOR, a quien le ofrecieron un sacrificio y le hicieron votos.

17 El SEÑOR, por su parte, dispuso un enorme pez para que se tragara a Jonás, quien pasó tres días y tres noches en su vientre.