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Jonah 1:9 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jonah 1:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jonah chapter 1 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land. the LORD: or, JEHOVAH”
Jonah 1:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jonah 1:9
Jonah's confession: "And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land." This statement is theologically orthodox and evangelistically powerful. Jonah identifies as Hebrew ('Ibri), his ethnicity. He claims to "fear the LORD" (yare' 'eth-YHWH)—worship with reverence. He identifies God as "the God of heaven" ('Elohey hashamayim), universal sovereign, not tribal deity. Most significantly: "which hath made the sea and the dry land"—Creator of everything, including the very sea Jonah thought he could use to escape. This confessio...
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Cross-References for Jonah 1:9
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“whose hope is in Yahweh”
“even you alone; you have made heaven”
“and he made it. His hands formed the dry land.”
“O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
“when I heard these words”
“the Hebrew. Now he lived by the oaks of Mamre”
“and said”
“at the beginning of their dwelling there”
“belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve”
“and spoke to them”