Reference

Jonah 1:6

So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
4

But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

5

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

6

So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

7

And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

8

Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Annihilation / Destruction
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Destruction / Perishing Language
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Counter-Arguments

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Annihilation / Destruction

The verse describes the *possibility* of perishing, but it does not state that anyone has actually been destroyed, consumed, or ceased to exist as a result of judgment.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse uses "perish not" as a conditional hope for deliverance, not as a description of the fate of the wicked, nor does it explicitly state the people are wicked.