11 Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous. 12 He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, ^qfor I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” 13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard¹ to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. 14 Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish for this man’s life, and ^rlay not on us innocent blood, ^sfor you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.” 15 So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, ^tand the sea ceased from its raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, ^uand they offered a sacrifice to the Lord ^vand made vows.

17 ² And the Lord appointed³ a great fish to swallow up Jonah. ^wAnd Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.