Jonah 1:17
Jonah · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“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
What Does Jonah 1:17 Mean?
Jonah 1:17 is found in the book of Jonah, chapter 1, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Jonah 1:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 12:40“For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”Luke 11:30“For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.”Matthew 16:4“A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.”1 Corinthians 15:4“And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”Psalms 104:25“So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.”Jonah 2:10“And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.”Matthew 17:27“Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.”Habakkuk 3:2“O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.”1 Samuel 30:12“And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.”Jonah 4:6“And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.”Jonah 4:8“And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.”Mark 8:31“And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.”Genesis 1:21“And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”Psalms 124:3“Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:”Exodus 2:5“And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.”
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