13. Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring the ship to the land, but they could not, for the sea became more and more violent against them.
14. Therefore they cried to the Lord, We beseech You, O Lord, we beseech You, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as it pleased You.
15. So they took up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging.
16. Then the men [reverently and worshipfully] feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
17. Now the Lord had prepared and appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. [Matt. 12:40.]