en_tn_condensed/jon/01/13.md

Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get themselves back to the land

The men did not want to throw Jonah into the sea, so they rowed hard as if they were digging into the water to get back to land. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)

the sea was becoming more and more violent

"the storm became worse, and the waves became bigger"