⁵ The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his god.^(A) They threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load.^(B) Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel and had stretched out and fallen into a deep sleep.^(C)

⁶ The captain approached him and said, “What are you doing sound asleep? Get up! Call to your god.^[a](D) Maybe this god will consider us,^(E) and we won’t perish.”