12. He said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will become calm for you, for I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you."
13. However, the men rowed desperately to return to land but they could not, for the sea was becoming even stormier against them.
14. Then they called on the Lord and said, "We earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us perish on account of this man's life and do not put innocent blood on us; for You, O Lord, have done as You have pleased."
15. So they picked up Jonah, threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.
16. Then the men feared the Lord greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
17. And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights.