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Jonah 1:17

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15 At this, they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.

16 Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.

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.
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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
The LORD prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
ASV
And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
DARBY
And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
BLB
And YHWH appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the bowels of the fish three days and three nights.
ÅB
Men Herren lot en stor fisk komme og sluke Jonas, og Jonas var i fiskens buk tre dager og tre netter.
OTB
Herren utpekte en stor fisk til å sluke Jona, og Jona var i fiskens buk i tre dager og tre netter.
B1930
Men Herren lot en stor fisk komme og sluke Jonas, og Jonas var i fiskens buk tre dager og tre netter.

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  • 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.

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  • Luke 11:30

    For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

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  • 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.

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  • Psalms 104:25–26

    Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.

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  • Habakkuk 3:2

    O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!

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  • 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.

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  • Genesis 1:21

    So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

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