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Jonah 1:17 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Jonah 1:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jonah chapter 1 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. belly: Heb. bowels”
Jonah 1:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jonah 1:17
This verse records God's rescue mission: "Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights." The Hebrew vayeman YHWH dag gadol livlo'a et-Yonah vayehi Yonah bimei hadag sheloshah yamim usheloshah leilot (וַיְמַן יְהוָה דָּג גָּדוֹל לִבְלֹעַ אֶת־יוֹנָה וַיְהִי יוֹנָה בִּמְעֵי הַדָּג שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה לֵילוֹת) emphasizes divine sovereignty over creation."The LORD had prepared" (vayeman YHWH) uses manah (מָנָה), meaning to appoint, ordain, or prepare. This verb appears four times in Jonah: God prepares the fi...
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Cross-References for Jonah 1:17
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“so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
“so will also the Son of Man be to this generation.”
“and there will be no sign given to it”
“great and wide”
“I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds”
“and made it to come up over Jonah”
“and every living creature that moves”