Cross references

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.

Jonah 1:17 BSB

Jonah 1:17 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 12:40 (22 votes) and Luke 11:30 (15 votes). 14 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Genesis 1 to 1 Corinthians 15.

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Which verses does Jonah 1:17 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 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.

  2. Luke 11:3015 votes

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

  3. Matthew 16:413 votes

    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.

  4. Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small. There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

  5. 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!

  6. Jonah 4:62 votes

    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.

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

Which verses point to Jonah 1:17?

The 10 strongest of 14.