Jonah 1:17 KJV

Jonah · chapter 1 · verse 17

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 · King James Version

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Jonah 1:17 in context

15So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

16Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

17Now 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.

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Commentary

It is plain that Jonah is the man for whose sake this evil is upon them, but the discovery of him to be so was not sufficient to answer the demands of this tempest;

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-17

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Key words (Strong's)

preparedmânâhproperly, to weigh outH4487 →
greatgâdôwlgreatH1419 →
JonahYôwnâhJonah, an IsraeliteH3124 →
bellymêʻehused only in plural the intestines, or the abdomen, figuratively, sympathyH4578 →
threeshâlôwshthreeH7969 →
LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →

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