Jonah 4:2
Jonah · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“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.”Jonah 4:2
What Does Jonah 4:2 Mean?
Jonah 4:2 is found in the book of Jonah, chapter 4, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jonah 4:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 34:6“And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,”Psalms 86:15“But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.”Numbers 14:18“The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.”Psalms 103:8“The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.”Joel 2:13“And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.”Psalms 145:8“The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.”Psalms 86:5“For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.”Micah 7:18“Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.”Exodus 32:14“And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.”Deuteronomy 4:31“(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.”Jeremiah 18:8“If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.”Psalms 78:38“But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.”Hosea 11:8“How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.”Amos 7:3“The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.”Daniel 9:9“To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;”James 5:11“Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.”Jonah 3:10“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.”Ephesians 1:7“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”Ephesians 2:4“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,”Jeremiah 26:3“If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.”
People & Places
GodTarshish
Study Jonah 4:2 in the ScriptureVerse app
Every verse in the app has a study sheet with its cross-references (OpenBible.info's 344,799) and commentary, and an AI Bible Teacher that shows the verses behind its answers. Coming to iPhone on February 10, 2027.
Join the waitlist