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Jonah 1:10

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

The sailors were absolutely terrified and asked him, 'What have you done?!' They knew he was running away from God because he'd already told them the whole story.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the truth hits different when consequences show up at your door.

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The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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