Jonah 1:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jonah 1:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jonah 1:2 is a verse from the book of Jonah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jonah 1:2 — KJV
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.”
— Jonah 1:2 (KJV)
Jonah 1:2 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 1:2
“And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. flat: Heb. under it”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:2: great, city, come
“And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:2: city, against, come
“Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:2: city, against, come
“Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:2: city, against, come
“Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.”
Shares key themes with Jonah 1:2: great, cry, come
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