Jonas 1:13

13 Et ces hommes ramaient pour gagner la terre, mais ils ne le purent, parce que la mer s'agitait de plus en plus contre eux.

Jonas 1:13 Meaning and Commentary

Jonah 1:13

Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to bring [it] to the land,
but they could not
Or, "they digged" ^F12; that is, the waters of the sea with their oars; not by casting anchor, as Abendana; they used all their skill and exerted all their strength; they laboured with all their might and main, as a man digs in a pit; they ploughed the ocean, and furrowed the sea, as the Latins speak, but all in vain; they rowed against wind and tide; God, his purposes and providence, were against them; and it was not possible for them to make land, and get the ship ashore, which they were desirous of, to save the life of Jonah, as well as their own; for, seeing him penitent, they had compassion on him; his character and profession as a prophet, the gravity of the man, the sedateness of his countenance, his openness of mind, and his willingness to die, wrought greatly upon the men, that they would fain have saved him if they could; and perhaps being Heathens, and not knowing thoroughly the nature of his offence, might think he did not deserve to die; but all their endeavours to save him were to no purpose: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them;
it grew more and more so; the storm beat right against them, and drove them back faster than they came; so that it was impossible to stand against it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 (wrtxyw) "et fodiebant", Montanus, Calvin, Piscator, Tarnovius; "foderunt", Vatablus, Liveleus.

Jonas 1:13 In-Context

11 Ils lui dirent donc: Que te ferons-nous, pour que la mer s'apaise envers nous? Car la mer devenait de plus en plus orageuse.

12 Et il leur répondit: Prenez-moi, et jetez-moi dans la mer, et la mer s'apaisera envers vous; car je sais que c'est à cause de moi que cette grande tempête est venue sur vous.

13 Et ces hommes ramaient pour gagner la terre, mais ils ne le purent, parce que la mer s'agitait de plus en plus contre eux.

14 Alors ils crièrent à l'Éternel, et dirent: O Éternel! que nous ne périssions pas à cause de la vie de cet homme, et ne mets point sur nous le sang innocent! Car toi, ô Éternel, tu fais comme il te plaît.

15 Puis ils prirent Jonas, et le jetèrent dans la mer, et la fureur de la mer s'arrêta.