וַיַּחְתְּר֣וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים לְהָשִׁ֛יב אֶל־הַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה וְלֹ֣א יָכֹ֑לוּ כִּ֣י הַיָּ֔ם הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וְסֹעֵ֖ר עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
Namun orang-orang itu berusaha keras mendayung untuk membawa kapal itu kembali ke daratan, tetapi mereka tidak sanggup, sebab laut makin lama makin bergelora menyerang mereka.
Tikkunei Zohar
[The men wanted to return to the land (Jonah 1:13) in teshuvah and "were not able because the sea" which is the decree of judgment "was growing more and more stormy around them"]