וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם שָׂא֙וּנִי֙ וַהֲטִילֻ֣נִי אֶל־הַיָּ֔ם וְיִשְׁתֹּ֥ק הַיָּ֖ם מֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י יוֹדֵ֣עַ אָ֔נִי כִּ֣י בְשֶׁלִּ֔י הַסַּ֧עַר הַגָּד֛וֹל הַזֶּ֖ה עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
At sinabi niya sa kanila: “Buhatin ninyo ako at ihagis ninyo ako sa dagat, at tatahimik ang dagat para sa inyo; sapagkat alam ko na dahil sa akin kaya dumating sa inyo ang malaking unos na ito.”
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.