וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם שָׂא֙וּנִי֙ וַהֲטִילֻ֣נִי אֶל־הַיָּ֔ם וְיִשְׁתֹּ֥ק הַיָּ֖ם מֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י יוֹדֵ֣עַ אָ֔נִי כִּ֣י בְשֶׁלִּ֔י הַסַּ֧עַר הַגָּד֛וֹל הַזֶּ֖ה עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
El les respondió: Tomadme, y echadme á la mar, y la mar se os quietará: porque yo sé que por mí ha venido esta grande tempestad sobre vosotros.
Depths of Yonah
Yonah (Yonah 1:12) resolutely responds to the sailors question “Mah Naaseh Lach,” “what shall we do to you?” (Yonah 1:11) with “throw me into the sea” (1:12). Yonah is willing to sacrifice himself on behalf of the Jewish people or for his principles in his struggle with Hashem, two options we previously discussed.