Jonah

• Prophecies of Jonahc. 825 BC

Jonas· Jonah (Person)

Father

Amittai

• Ἰωνᾶς·Jonah
• יוֹנָה·Jonah

Includes 19 verses that refer to Jonah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. 2 Kings 14:25
   This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.
2. Jonah 1:1
   Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
3. Jonah 1:2Referred to, not named
   “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”
4. Jonah 1:3
   Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
5. Jonah 1:5
   The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
6. Jonah 1:6Referred to, not named
   The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
7. Jonah 1:7
   “Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
8. Jonah 1:8Referred to, not named
   “Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”
9. Jonah 1:9Referred to, not named
   “I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”
10. Jonah 1:10Referred to, not named
    Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
11. Jonah 1:11Referred to, not named
    Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?”
12. Jonah 1:12Referred to, not named
    “Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”
13. Jonah 1:15
    Then they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.
14. Jonah 1:17
    Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.
15. Jonah 2:1
    From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
16. Jonah 2:2Referred to, not named
    …saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
17. Jonah 2:3Referred to, not named
    For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
18. Jonah 2:4Referred to, not named
    At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’
19. Jonah 2:5Referred to, not named
    The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
20. Jonah 2:6Referred to, not named
    To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!
21. Jonah 2:7Referred to, not named
    As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
22. Jonah 2:9Referred to, not named
    But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
23. Jonah 2:10
    And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
24. Jonah 3:1
    Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:
25. Jonah 3:2Referred to, not named
    “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”
26. Jonah 3:3
    This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, requiring a three-day journey.
27. Jonah 3:4
    On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!”
28. Jonah 4:1
    Jonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry.
29. Jonah 4:2Referred to, not named
    So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.
30. Jonah 4:3Referred to, not named
    And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
31. Jonah 4:4Referred to, not named
    But the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?”
32. Jonah 4:5
    Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it, where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city.
33. Jonah 4:6
    So the LORD God appointed a vine, and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.
34. Jonah 4:8
    As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
35. Jonah 4:9
    Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”
36. Jonah 4:10Referred to, not named
    But the LORD said, “You cared about the plant, which you neither tended nor made grow. It sprang up in a night and perished in a night.
37. Matthew 12:39
    Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
38. Matthew 12:40
    For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
39. Matthew 12:41
    The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
40. Matthew 16:4
    A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
41. Luke 11:29
    As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
42. Luke 11:30
    For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
43. Luke 11:32
    The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.