Acts 27:17
Greek Text— Acts 27:17After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.
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When we had escaped, then they learned that the island was called Malta.
Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.
Your rowers have brought you into great waters. The east wind has broken you in the heart of the seas.
But we must run aground on a certain island.”
In the morning you will say, “I wish it were evening!” and at evening you will say, “I wish it were morning!” for the fear of your heart which you will fear, and for the sights which your eyes will see.
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go; for the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber.
Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your works.” The ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.
In the time that you were broken by the seas, in the depths of the waters, your merchandise and all your company fell within you.
As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,
But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil;
A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.