Jonah 1:17
The Scripture
(17) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter Jonah is called by God to go to Nineveh and preach repentance, but he refuses and boards a ship instead. He is then cast into the sea where he is rescued by a large fish that carries him to the island of Sodom. The chapter introduces the theme of divine judgment and the failure of human obedience.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jonah 4:6Genesis 1:21Psalms 104:25Psalms 104:26Habakkuk 3:2Matthew 12:40Matthew 16:4Luke 11:30
Related verses (shared words)
Jonah 4:6Ezekiel 29:4Ezekiel 47:10Jonah 2:10Luke 11:11Jonah 2:1