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Jonah 1:6

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So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
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  1. Jonah 3:9Rank 1 from verse 6
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    9Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

  2. Psalms 107:28–29Rank 2 from verse 6
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    28Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

    29He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

  3. 2 Samuel 12:22Rank 3 from verse 6
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    22And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

  4. Ephesians 5:14Rank 4 from verse 6
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    14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

  5. Mark 4:37–41Rank 5 from verse 6
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    37And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

    38And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

    39And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

    40And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

    41And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

  6. Psalms 107:12–13Rank 6 from verse 6
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    12Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

    13Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

  7. Acts 21:13Rank 7 from verse 6
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    13Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

  8. Amos 5:15Rank 8 from verse 6
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    15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

  9. Joel 2:11Rank 9 from verse 6
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    11And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

  10. Psalms 107:6Rank 10 from verse 6
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    6Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

  11. Psalms 78:34Rank 11 from verse 6
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    34When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God.

  12. Romans 13:11Rank 12 from verse 6
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    11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

  13. Esther 4:16Rank 13 from verse 6
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    16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

  14. Ezekiel 18:2Rank 14 from verse 6
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    2What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?

  15. Isaiah 3:15Rank 15 from verse 6
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    15What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.

  16. Jeremiah 2:27–28Rank 16 from verse 6
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    27Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

    28But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.

  17. Psalms 107:18–20Rank 17 from verse 6
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    18Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

    19Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

    20He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

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Jonah 1:6

COMBINED MEANING

meanest

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Second-person singular present form of mean. To intend, purpose, signify, or have in view.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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think

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1. To form or hold a thought. 2. To judge or suppose. 3. To intend. 4. To consider or remember. 5. To imagine or esteem.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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perish

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Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1:4¶ But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

1:5Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

1:6So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

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