Jonah 1:8 meaning and explanation
“Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”
Jonah 1:8, Berean Standard Bible
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The sailors have just cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah, so they urgently question him. These are pagan seamen caught in a storm they take to be divine judgment, and they want to know who this sleeping passenger is and what brought this disaster.
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