Jonah 1:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jonah 1:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jonah 1:15 is a verse from the book of Jonah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. ceased: Heb. stood" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jonah 1:15 — KJV
“So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. ceased: Heb. stood”
— Jonah 1:15 (KJV)
Jonah 1:15 in Context — About the Book of Jonah
Jonah is the prophet who ran — away from Nineveh, into a storm, and into the belly of a great fish, where he finally prayed. God's question closes the book: shouldn't I have compassion on a city of 120,000? It exposes our reluctance and God's relentless mercy to outsiders.
Cross-References for Jonah 1:15
“And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. cast: Heb. fastened”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:15: took, cast, into
“But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. sent out: Heb. cast forth was like...: Heb. thought to be broken”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:15: cast, forth, into
“Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:15: jonah, cast, forth
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled...: Heb. caused her to come”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:15: took, forth, into
“So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? with...: Heb. in his hand”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:15: took, sea, heb
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