Jonah 1:9-17

He answered them, “I’m a Hebrew.  I worship  the LORD,  the God of the heavens,  who made the sea  and the dry land.” Then the men were seized by a great fear and said to him, “What have you done? ” The men knew he was fleeing from the LORD’s presence  because he had told them. So they said to him, “What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us? ” For the sea was getting worse and worse. He answered them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea so that it will calm down for you, for I know that I’m to blame  for this great storm that is against you.” Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they couldn’t because the sea was raging against them more and more. So they called out to the LORD,  “Please, LORD, don’t let us perish because of this man’s life, and don’t charge us with innocent blood! For you, LORD, have done just as you pleased.”  Then they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.  The men were seized by great fear of the LORD,  and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.  The LORD appointed a great fish  to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.