Jonah 1:17

But the Lord arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

16Then the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice and made vows to him.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:21God created the great sea monsters, all kinds of living, moving creatures with which the waters teem, and all kinds of winged birds. God saw that it was good.

Jonah 4:6And the Lord arranged for a bush to grow up over Jonah as a shade for his head to make him comfortable. The bush gave Jonah great pleasure;

Matthew 12:40For, just as Jonah was inside the sea-monster three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Luke 11:30For, as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.

Matthew Henry on Jonah 1:12-17

The Prophet Confesses His Folly; The Prophet Reads His Own Doom; The Prophet Cast into the Sea; Jonah's Preservation in the Fish's Belly. ( b. c. 840.) 11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. 12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. 13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they… Read the whole commentary →

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