Nevertheless the: There was great humanity and tender feeling in these men. They were probably affected deeply with the candid confession, the disinterested, submissive conduct of the disobedient prophet, and were unwilling to cast him into the deep, until they found that every effort to save themselves was in vain. rowed: Heb. digged but: Job 34:29, Pro 21:30 Reciprocal: Joh 6:19 - had rowed