# 16 – The Futile Effort Jonah 1:13 - "Nevertheless the men rowed hard to return to land, but they could not for the sea continued to grow more tempestuous against them." "Nevertheless..." The word, ‘nevertheless,’ gives us a glimpse that they are going to pursue something other than what Jonah had suggested. The option Jonah had given them was an easy thing to do from a physical stand point, but it was neither a reasonable nor a humane option to follow through with. He had suggested that they pick him up and throw him into the sea; then the sea would become calm for them. This did not seem like something they could find themselves doing – taking the life of one person to save their own lives. It would take a real hard and selfish heart to jump to such a suggestion. We’re going through very difficult times across the globe at present, with many people being infected with this virus and many also losing their lives and losing loved ones. In such times, the ...