To which great city did the Lord command Jonah to go and cry against it?

Nineveh. The Lord told Jonah to go to Nineveh because their wickedness was come up before Him. (Jonah 1:2, KJV)

To which city did Jonah intend to flee to escape the presence of the Lord?

Tarshish. Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. (Jonah 1:3, KJV)

What was Jonah doing in the ship while the great tempest was raging?

Fast asleep. Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship and was fast asleep. (Jonah 1:5, KJV)

How did the mariners determine who was responsible for the evil that befell them?

They cast lots. They cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. (Jonah 1:7, KJV)

How long was Jonah in the belly of the fish?

Three days and three nights. Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. (Jonah 1:17, KJV)

What did Jonah say out of the fish's belly regarding his prayer?

I cried by reason of mine affliction. Jonah said, 'I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord.' (Jonah 2:2, KJV)

What was the message Jonah preached to the people of Nineveh?

Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. Jonah cried and said, 'Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.' (Jonah 3:4, KJV)

What did the King of Nineveh command the people and beasts to put on as a sign of repentance?

Sackcloth. The king published a decree that both man and beast be covered with sackcloth. (Jonah 3:8, KJV)

What did God prepare to shadow Jonah from the heat of the sun?

A gourd. The Lord God prepared a gourd to come up over Jonah to be a shadow over his head. (Jonah 4:6, KJV)

How many persons were in Nineveh that could not discern between their right hand and their left hand?

More than six score thousand. The Lord noted there were more than six score thousand persons who could not discern their right hand from their left. (Jonah 4:11, KJV)

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Q1. To which great city did the Lord command Jonah to go and cry against it?
A: Nineveh — Jonah 1:2
Q2. To which city did Jonah intend to flee to escape the presence of the Lord?
A: Tarshish — Jonah 1:3
Q3. What was Jonah doing in the ship while the great tempest was raging?
A: Fast asleep — Jonah 1:5
Q4. How did the mariners determine who was responsible for the evil that befell them?
A: They cast lots — Jonah 1:7
Q5. How long was Jonah in the belly of the fish?
A: Three days and three nights — Jonah 1:17
Q6. What did Jonah say out of the fish's belly regarding his prayer?
A: I cried by reason of mine affliction — Jonah 2:2
Q7. What was the message Jonah preached to the people of Nineveh?
A: Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown — Jonah 3:4
Q8. What did the King of Nineveh command the people and beasts to put on as a sign of repentance?
A: Sackcloth — Jonah 3:8
Q9. What did God prepare to shadow Jonah from the heat of the sun?
A: A gourd — Jonah 4:6
Q10. How many persons were in Nineveh that could not discern between their right hand and their left hand?
A: More than six score thousand — Jonah 4:11