Jonah 1:2
The Scripture
(2) Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
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.
Read the full chapter and its overview →Cross-references
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jonah 3:2Jonah 4:11Genesis 10:11II Kings 19:36Nahum 1:1Nahum 2:1Nahum 2:2Nahum 2:3Zephaniah 2:13Zephaniah 2:14Zephaniah 2:15Isaiah 58:1
Related verses (shared words)