Jonah in the Bible
Meaning: a dove; he that oppresses; destroyerpar
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He, restored the boundary of Israel, from the entering in of Hamath, unto the sea of the waste plain, - according to the word of Yahweh, God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, son of Amittai, the prophet, who was of Gath-hepher.
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Verse Concepts And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
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Verse Concepts But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish, from the presence of Jehovah.
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Verse Concepts And the mariners were afraid, and cried every one unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to be lightened of them. But Jonah had gone down into the lower part of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
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Verse Concepts And they said each one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
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Verse Concepts Jonah told them, "Pick me up and toss me into the sea. Then the sea will calm down for you, because I know that it's my fault that this mighty storm has come upon you."
And they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from its raging.
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Verse Concepts And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
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Verse Concepts And Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly;
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Verse Concepts And Jehovah commanded the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
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Verse Concepts And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
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Verse Concepts And Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of Jehovah. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.
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Verse Concepts And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!
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Verse Concepts When word reached the king of Nineveh [of Jonah’s message from God], he rose from his throne, took off his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in the dust [in repentance].
And it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.
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Verse Concepts And Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city.
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Verse Concepts And Jehovah Elohim prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his trouble. And Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.
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Verse Concepts And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, so that he fainted; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
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Verse Concepts And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, unto death.
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Verse Concepts But he answered [and] said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation desires a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah!
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Verse Concepts For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
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Verse Concepts The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, [something] greater than Jonah [is] here!
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Verse Concepts An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah!" And he left them [and] went away.
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Verse Concepts And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal [this] to you, but my Father [who is] in heaven.
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Verse Concepts And when the multitudes were gathering thick together He began to say, This is a wicked generation: they demand a sign, but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah:
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Verse Concepts for as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
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Verse Concepts The men of Nineveh shall rise up in judgment against this generation, and shall condemn it, for they repented on the preaching of Jonah, and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here.
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Verse Concepts And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looking upon him, said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonah; thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, Peter.
and he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looking on him, said: You are Simon, the son of Jonah; you shall be called Cephas (which, when translated, is Rock).
When, therefore, they had taken breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter: Simon, son of Jonah, Do you love me more than these? He said to him: Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my lambs.
He said to him again a second time: Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? He said to him: Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Be a shepherd to my sheep.
He said to him a third time: Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Do you love me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said to him: Feed my sheep.
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Afflictions made beneficial » Exemplified » Jonah
My life was leaving me and I remembered Jehovah! My prayer came to you, into your Holy Temple.
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Jonah
Jehovah asked him: Do you have good reason to be angry?
Backsliders » Instances of » Jonah
Jonah tried to run away from the presence of Jehovah (YHWH). He went to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of Jehovah.
Christian ministers » Success attending » Jonah
So they cried to Jehovah, and said: We earnestly request that you, O Jehovah, do not let us perish because of this man. Do not allow the loss of innocent blood! For you, O Jehovah, have done as you pleased.
The sailors were so afraid that each man cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was on the ship into the sea to lighten the load. At that time Jonah was fast asleep down in the innermost parts of the ship. So the captain came to him, and said: Why are you sleeping? Get up and call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.
He replied: I am Hebrew and I respect Jehovah, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.
The men greatly reverenced Jehovah. They offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows.
Jonah began to enter into the city, a day's journey walking, and he shouted: Nineveh will be overthrown in Forty days. The people of Nineveh believed God and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. The news reached the king of Nineveh. He left his throne, and took off his robe and covered himself with sackcloth. Then he sat in ashes. read more.
He made proclamation and published it in Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not eat, nor drink water. Let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast. Let them sincerely call on God! Let them turn away each one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands. Who knows whether God will turn back and change his mind, and turn away from his fierce anger that we will not perish?
He made proclamation and published it in Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not eat, nor drink water. Let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast. Let them sincerely call on God! Let them turn away each one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands. Who knows whether God will turn back and change his mind, and turn away from his fierce anger that we will not perish?
Christian ministers » Instances of » Jonah
Now the word of Jehovah came to Jonah the son of Amittai. He said: Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim against her that Jehovah has seen their terrible wickedness. Jonah tried to run away from the presence of Jehovah (YHWH). He went to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of Jehovah. read more.
Jehovah sent out a great windstorm upon the sea and the ship was about to break up. The sailors were so afraid that each man cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was on the ship into the sea to lighten the load. At that time Jonah was fast asleep down in the innermost parts of the ship. So the captain came to him, and said: Why are you sleeping? Get up and call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.
Jehovah sent out a great windstorm upon the sea and the ship was about to break up. The sailors were so afraid that each man cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was on the ship into the sea to lighten the load. At that time Jonah was fast asleep down in the innermost parts of the ship. So the captain came to him, and said: Why are you sleeping? Get up and call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.
Confidence » Instances of » Jonah
Jonah tried to run away from the presence of Jehovah (YHWH). He went to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of Jehovah. Jehovah sent out a great windstorm upon the sea and the ship was about to break up. The sailors were so afraid that each man cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was on the ship into the sea to lighten the load. At that time Jonah was fast asleep down in the innermost parts of the ship.
death » Desired » Jonah
When the sun rose God prepared a sultry (burning hot) east wind. So the sun beat upon the head of Jonah and he grew faint. He requested for himself that he might die. He said: It is better for me to die than to live!
Disobedience to God » Exemplified » Jonah
Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim against her that Jehovah has seen their terrible wickedness. Jonah tried to run away from the presence of Jehovah (YHWH). He went to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of Jehovah.
Examples of Afflictions » Exemplified » Jonah
My life was leaving me and I remembered Jehovah! My prayer came to you, into your Holy Temple.
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Disappointed at the success of his own message
The people of Nineveh believed God and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. The news reached the king of Nineveh. He left his throne, and took off his robe and covered himself with sackcloth. Then he sat in ashes. He made proclamation and published it in Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not eat, nor drink water. read more.
Let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast. Let them sincerely call on God! Let them turn away each one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands. Who knows whether God will turn back and change his mind, and turn away from his fierce anger that we will not perish? God saw their works! That they turned from their evil way. God turned back from the deed that he said he would do to them. He did not do it.
Let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast. Let them sincerely call on God! Let them turn away each one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands. Who knows whether God will turn back and change his mind, and turn away from his fierce anger that we will not perish? God saw their works! That they turned from their evil way. God turned back from the deed that he said he would do to them. He did not do it.
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly. He was angry!
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Finds God's presence even in the depths of the sea
Even there your hand will lead me. Your right hand will lay hold of me.
Jonah » Is a sign
An evil and false generation is searching after a sign. However, no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. Then he left them.
When the crowd gathered to him, he said: This generation is evil. It seeks a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites; the Son of man will be a sign to this generation.
Jonah » Brought ninevites to repentance
The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it. After all, they repented at the preaching of Jonah. Yet someone greater than Jonah is here.
Jonah » Repentance and deliverance of
Just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth [the grave].
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Taught a lesson of the breadth of the divine love
Jehovah asked him: Do you have good reason to be angry? Then Jonah went out of the city. He sat on the east side of the city. He made a booth, and sat under it in the shade. He wanted to see what would become of the city. And Jehovah God prepared a gourd plant. He made it grow up over Jonah. That way it would be a shade over his head. It would deliver him from his disastrous (fateful) attitude. So Jonah was very glad to have the gourd plant. read more.
The next morning God prepared a worm and it attacked the plant and it withered. When the sun rose God prepared a sultry (burning hot) east wind. So the sun beat upon the head of Jonah and he grew faint. He requested for himself that he might die. He said: It is better for me to die than to live! However God replied to Jonah: Do you have good reason to be angry at the plant? He said to God: I have good reason to be angry even unto death. Jehovah said: You have compassion for the plant for which you did not work and which you did not cause to grow. It came up overnight and perished in a night. Should I not then have regard for Nineveh, that great city, where there are more than one hundred and twenty thousand people that do not know the difference between their right and their left hand, and also many animals?
The next morning God prepared a worm and it attacked the plant and it withered. When the sun rose God prepared a sultry (burning hot) east wind. So the sun beat upon the head of Jonah and he grew faint. He requested for himself that he might die. He said: It is better for me to die than to live! However God replied to Jonah: Do you have good reason to be angry at the plant? He said to God: I have good reason to be angry even unto death. Jehovah said: You have compassion for the plant for which you did not work and which you did not cause to grow. It came up overnight and perished in a night. Should I not then have regard for Nineveh, that great city, where there are more than one hundred and twenty thousand people that do not know the difference between their right and their left hand, and also many animals?
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight
Jehovah sent out a great windstorm upon the sea and the ship was about to break up. The sailors were so afraid that each man cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was on the ship into the sea to lighten the load. At that time Jonah was fast asleep down in the innermost parts of the ship. So the captain came to him, and said: Why are you sleeping? Get up and call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish. read more.
The sailors said to each other, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know whom to blame for this evil. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then they said to him, Please tell us who is the cause of this evil? What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? What people are they? He replied: I am Hebrew and I respect Jehovah, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land. Then the men were very afraid, and they asked: What is this you have done? For the men knew that he was running away from the presence of Jehovah, because he told them. Then they said: What shall we do to you to make the sea calm for us? But the sea grew more and more stormy. He replied: Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you. I know that it is my fault the great storm came upon you. The men rowed hard to get back to the land; but they could not! The sea grew more and more stormy against them. So they cried to Jehovah, and said: We earnestly request that you, O Jehovah, do not let us perish because of this man. Do not allow the loss of innocent blood! For you, O Jehovah, have done as you pleased. So they picked up Jonah, and threw him into the sea. Immediately the sea ceased from its raging. The men greatly reverenced Jehovah. They offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows. However, Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
The sailors said to each other, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know whom to blame for this evil. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then they said to him, Please tell us who is the cause of this evil? What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? What people are they? He replied: I am Hebrew and I respect Jehovah, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land. Then the men were very afraid, and they asked: What is this you have done? For the men knew that he was running away from the presence of Jehovah, because he told them. Then they said: What shall we do to you to make the sea calm for us? But the sea grew more and more stormy. He replied: Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you. I know that it is my fault the great storm came upon you. The men rowed hard to get back to the land; but they could not! The sea grew more and more stormy against them. So they cried to Jehovah, and said: We earnestly request that you, O Jehovah, do not let us perish because of this man. Do not allow the loss of innocent blood! For you, O Jehovah, have done as you pleased. So they picked up Jonah, and threw him into the sea. Immediately the sea ceased from its raging. The men greatly reverenced Jehovah. They offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows. However, Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Reveals his bigotry in lamenting the repentance of the ninevites
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly. He was angry! He prayed to Jehovah: I pray to you, O Jehovah, was this what I said, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish. Because I knew that you are a gracious God. You are merciful, slow to anger, abundant in loving kindness, and one who takes pity over calamity (tragedy) (catastrophe) (disaster). Now, O Jehovah, please take my life from me for it is better for me to die than to live.
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Proceeds upon his mission of warning
The word of Jehovah came to Jonah a second time: Arise and go to the great city, Nineveh. Proclaim to it the proclamation I give you. So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the word of Jehovah. Nineveh was a very important and large city, a three days' walk [from one side to the other].
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Jonah tried to run away from the presence of Jehovah (YHWH). He went to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of Jehovah. Jehovah sent out a great windstorm upon the sea and the ship was about to break up. The sailors were so afraid that each man cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was on the ship into the sea to lighten the load. At that time Jonah was fast asleep down in the innermost parts of the ship. read more.
So the captain came to him, and said: Why are you sleeping? Get up and call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish. The sailors said to each other, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know whom to blame for this evil. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then they said to him, Please tell us who is the cause of this evil? What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? What people are they? He replied: I am Hebrew and I respect Jehovah, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land. Then the men were very afraid, and they asked: What is this you have done? For the men knew that he was running away from the presence of Jehovah, because he told them. Then they said: What shall we do to you to make the sea calm for us? But the sea grew more and more stormy. He replied: Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you. I know that it is my fault the great storm came upon you. The men rowed hard to get back to the land; but they could not! The sea grew more and more stormy against them. So they cried to Jehovah, and said: We earnestly request that you, O Jehovah, do not let us perish because of this man. Do not allow the loss of innocent blood! For you, O Jehovah, have done as you pleased. So they picked up Jonah, and threw him into the sea. Immediately the sea ceased from its raging. The men greatly reverenced Jehovah. They offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows. However, Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
So the captain came to him, and said: Why are you sleeping? Get up and call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish. The sailors said to each other, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know whom to blame for this evil. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then they said to him, Please tell us who is the cause of this evil? What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? What people are they? He replied: I am Hebrew and I respect Jehovah, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land. Then the men were very afraid, and they asked: What is this you have done? For the men knew that he was running away from the presence of Jehovah, because he told them. Then they said: What shall we do to you to make the sea calm for us? But the sea grew more and more stormy. He replied: Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you. I know that it is my fault the great storm came upon you. The men rowed hard to get back to the land; but they could not! The sea grew more and more stormy against them. So they cried to Jehovah, and said: We earnestly request that you, O Jehovah, do not let us perish because of this man. Do not allow the loss of innocent blood! For you, O Jehovah, have done as you pleased. So they picked up Jonah, and threw him into the sea. Immediately the sea ceased from its raging. The men greatly reverenced Jehovah. They offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows. However, Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Sought to flee from an unwelcome duty
Jonah tried to run away from the presence of Jehovah (YHWH). He went to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of Jehovah.
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Sent to a foreign field
Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim against her that Jehovah has seen their terrible wickedness.
Jonah » Sent by God to warn the city of nineveh
Now the word of Jehovah came to Jonah the son of Amittai. He said: Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim against her that Jehovah has seen their terrible wickedness.
Jonah » A prophet of israel
He got back the old limits of Israel from the way into Hamath to the sea of the Arabah. This was what Jehovah said by his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet of Gathhepher.
Jonah » Reproved
Jehovah sent out a great windstorm upon the sea and the ship was about to break up.
Life » Sacredness of, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder » Jonah
When the sun rose God prepared a sultry (burning hot) east wind. So the sun beat upon the head of Jonah and he grew faint. He requested for himself that he might die. He said: It is better for me to die than to live! However God replied to Jonah: Do you have good reason to be angry at the plant? He said to God: I have good reason to be angry even unto death.
Missionary-work by ministers » Exemplified » Jonah
Arise and go to the great city, Nineveh. Proclaim to it the proclamation I give you.
Murmuring » Exemplified » Jonah
When the sun rose God prepared a sultry (burning hot) east wind. So the sun beat upon the head of Jonah and he grew faint. He requested for himself that he might die. He said: It is better for me to die than to live! However God replied to Jonah: Do you have good reason to be angry at the plant? He said to God: I have good reason to be angry even unto death.
Murmuring » Instances of » Jonah
Obedience » Instances of » Jonah
So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the word of Jehovah. Nineveh was a very important and large city, a three days' walk [from one side to the other].
Orator » Instances of » Jonah
Jonah began to enter into the city, a day's journey walking, and he shouted: Nineveh will be overthrown in Forty days. The people of Nineveh believed God and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. The news reached the king of Nineveh. He left his throne, and took off his robe and covered himself with sackcloth. Then he sat in ashes. read more.
He made proclamation and published it in Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not eat, nor drink water. Let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast. Let them sincerely call on God! Let them turn away each one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands. Who knows whether God will turn back and change his mind, and turn away from his fierce anger that we will not perish? God saw their works! That they turned from their evil way. God turned back from the deed that he said he would do to them. He did not do it.
He made proclamation and published it in Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not eat, nor drink water. Let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast. Let them sincerely call on God! Let them turn away each one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands. Who knows whether God will turn back and change his mind, and turn away from his fierce anger that we will not perish? God saw their works! That they turned from their evil way. God turned back from the deed that he said he would do to them. He did not do it.
Prayer » Jonah
Then Jonah prayed to Jehovah his God from inside the fish's belly.
Prayer, answers to » Jonah
He said: I called to Jehovah because of my affliction. And he answered me! Out of the belly of the grave I cried and you heard my voice.
Jehovah spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.
private Prayer » Exemplified » Jonah
Then Jonah prayed to Jehovah his God from inside the fish's belly.
Presumption » Instances of » Jonah
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly. He was angry! He prayed to Jehovah: I pray to you, O Jehovah, was this what I said, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish. Because I knew that you are a gracious God. You are merciful, slow to anger, abundant in loving kindness, and one who takes pity over calamity (tragedy) (catastrophe) (disaster). Now, O Jehovah, please take my life from me for it is better for me to die than to live. read more.
Jehovah asked him: Do you have good reason to be angry? Then Jonah went out of the city. He sat on the east side of the city. He made a booth, and sat under it in the shade. He wanted to see what would become of the city. And Jehovah God prepared a gourd plant. He made it grow up over Jonah. That way it would be a shade over his head. It would deliver him from his disastrous (fateful) attitude. So Jonah was very glad to have the gourd plant. The next morning God prepared a worm and it attacked the plant and it withered. When the sun rose God prepared a sultry (burning hot) east wind. So the sun beat upon the head of Jonah and he grew faint. He requested for himself that he might die. He said: It is better for me to die than to live!
Jehovah asked him: Do you have good reason to be angry? Then Jonah went out of the city. He sat on the east side of the city. He made a booth, and sat under it in the shade. He wanted to see what would become of the city. And Jehovah God prepared a gourd plant. He made it grow up over Jonah. That way it would be a shade over his head. It would deliver him from his disastrous (fateful) attitude. So Jonah was very glad to have the gourd plant. The next morning God prepared a worm and it attacked the plant and it withered. When the sun rose God prepared a sultry (burning hot) east wind. So the sun beat upon the head of Jonah and he grew faint. He requested for himself that he might die. He said: It is better for me to die than to live!
Prophecy » Respecting individuals, see under their names » the word of the lord came to," etc., To » Jonah
The word of Jehovah came to Jonah a second time:
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Jonah
He got back the old limits of Israel from the way into Hamath to the sea of the Arabah. This was what Jehovah said by his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet of Gathhepher.
Now the word of Jehovah came to Jonah the son of Amittai. He said:
He answered them: An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign. No sign will be given but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
Resurrection » Typified » Jonah
Just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth [the grave].
Jehovah spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.
Symbols and similitudes » Jonah
An evil and false generation is searching after a sign. However, no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. Then he left them.
When the crowd gathered to him, he said: This generation is evil. It seeks a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites; the Son of man will be a sign to this generation.
Thankfulness » Exemplified » Jonah
But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving! I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is from Jehovah!
Thanksgiving » Exemplified » Jonah
But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving! I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is from Jehovah!
Types » Of the saviour » Jonah
However, Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth [the grave].
Types of Christ » Jonah
However, Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth [the grave].
Unselfishness » Instances of » Jonah
He replied: Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you. I know that it is my fault the great storm came upon you. The men rowed hard to get back to the land; but they could not! The sea grew more and more stormy against them.