Jonah 1:13

13Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.

13However, the men 1:13 Lit dug their oars into the waterrowed desperately to return to land, but they could not, because the sea was becoming even stormier against them.

13However, the men rowed desperately to return to land but they could not, for the sea was becoming even stormier against them.

13Nevertheless, the men rowed hard [breaking through the waves] to return to land, but they could not, because the sea became even more violent [surging higher] against them.

13Nevertheless, the men rowed hard1:13 Hebrew the men dug in to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.

13But the men didn’t do what he said. Instead, they did their best to row back to land. But they couldn’t. The sea got even rougher than before.