Bible Verses About "Who Was Jonah in the Bible"
Jonah was a Hebrew prophet sent to Nineveh who tried to flee God's command, was swallowed by a great fish, and then reluctantly preached repentance to the Assyrian capital.
Jonah was a Hebrew prophet sent to Nineveh who tried to flee God's command, was swallowed by a great fish, and then reluctantly preached repentance to the Assyrian capital.
"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." — Jonah 1:17 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Jonah in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"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."
"But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD."
"And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not."
"And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil."
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