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Jon 1:13 — Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring [it] to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Nevertheless the		There was great humanity and tender feeling in these men. They were probably affected deeply with the candid confession, the disinterested, submissive conduct of the disobedient prophet, and were unwilling to cast him into the deep, until they found that every effort to save themselves was in vain.
rowed		Heb. digged
but		Job 34:29; Pro 21:30

Correlating Passages

but

	Job 34:29	When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth [his] face, who then can behold him? whether [it be done] against a nation, or against a man only:
	Pro 21:30	[There is] no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

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Scott, Thomas. "Jonah 1:13," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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