Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jonah 1:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jonah 1:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jonah 1:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of this book, Jonah, the sailors asked Jonah what they should do to make the storm stop because the sea was very rough and stormy. They wanted to know how to make everything calm again.

Jonah 1:11: Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. [may...: Heb. may be silent from us] [wrought...: or, grew more and more tempestuous: Heb. went]

Contradiction with Mark 4:39

Jonah 1:11 shows humans dealing with a storm by throwing Jonah overboard, whereas Mark 4:39 shows Jesus calming the storm with authority.

Mark 4:39: And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

Contradiction with Psalm 107:29

Jonah 1:11 relies on human actions to calm the sea, contrasting with Psalm 107:29 where God Himself calms the storm directly.

Psalm 107:29: He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:26

Jonah 1:11 involves human intervention to address the storm, while Matthew 8:26 highlights faith in divine intervention to calm the sea.

Matthew 8:26: And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

Contradiction with Exodus 14:21

In Jonah 1:11, mariners seek a human solution, unlike in Exodus 14:21 where Moses uses God's power to part the sea.

Exodus 14:21: And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go [back] by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry [land], and the waters were divided.
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