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Jonah 1:5 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Jonah 1:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jonah chapter 1 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Jonah 1:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jonah 1:5
"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." The sailors' response shows genuine piety—they pray to their gods and take practical action (throwing cargo overboard). "But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep." The contrast is devastating: pagans pray earnestly while God's prophet sleeps soundly. The Hebrew phrase "fast asleep" (radam) means deep, death-like sleep. Jonah isn't accidentally napping but deliberately checking out—physical manifestation...
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Cross-References for Jonah 1:5
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“if they can save you in the time of your trouble: for according to the number of your cities are your gods”
“the next day they began to throw things overboard.”
“and they dressed it”
“he came to the disciples”
“and said to him”
“you who have escaped from the nations: they have no knowledge who carry the wood of their engraved image”
“and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him”
“where was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.”
“what things were gain to me”
“and said to them”