Jonah 3:5
The Scripture
(5) So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
After Jonah’s disobedience, God sends a great storm that carries him into the belly of a large fish where he spends three days and nights. The fish then releases him onto dry land where the people mock him, and he repents, promising to obey God. This chapter shows God’s mercy and the consequences of disobedience, while also highlighting divine rescue.
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Exodus 9:18Exodus 9:19Exodus 9:20Exodus 9:21Matthew 12:41Luke 11:32Acts 27:25Hebrews 11:1Hebrews 11:7II Chronicles 20:3Ezra 8:21Jeremiah 36:9
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