A Great Fish Swallows Jonah - Jonah 1

Jonah 1

¹⁷ Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And _u Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Cross References
Matthew 12:40
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Luke 11:30
For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Jonah 1:17

Jonah
A dove, the son of Amittai of Gath-hepher. He was a prophet of Israel, and predicted the restorat...
Fish
Called dag by the Hebrews, a word denoting great fecundity (Gen 9:2; Num 11:22; Jonah 2:1, 10). N...

Strong's Concordance

Jonah 1:17

Now the LORDH3068 had preparedH4487 a greatH1419 fishH1709 to swallow upH1104 Jonah.H3124 And JonahH3124 was in the bellyH4578 of the fishH1709 threeH7969 daysH3117 and threeH7969 nights.H3915

Lord H3068 Yhovah
from hayah; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Je...
Prepared H4487 Manah
a primitive root; properly, to weigh out; by i...

Notes

Jonah 1:17

Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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