## they said to Jonah ## "the men on the ship said to Jonah" or "the sailors said to Jonah" ## do to you so that the sea will calm down ## "do with you in order to make the sea become calm" (UDB) ## the sea became more and more violent ## This was the reason that the men asked Jonah what they should do. The reason can also be at the beginning of the verse 11 it is in the UDB. ## for I know that it is because of me that this great storm is happening to you ## "because I know this large storm is my fault" ## Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get them back to the land ## The reason they did this can be stated explicitly: "But the men did not want to throw Jonah into the sea, so they rowed hard to get back to land." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]]) ## sea grew more and more violent ## "the storm became worse and the waves became bigger"