Jonah 2:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jonah 2:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jonah 2:4 is a verse from the book of Jonah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jonah 2:4 — KJV
“Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.”
— Jonah 2:4 (KJV)
Jonah 2:4 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 2:4
“Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.”
Shares key themes with Jonah 2:4: then, cast, sight
“Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. of wine: Heb. of grapes”
Shares key themes with Jonah 2:4: then, yet, look
“And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.”
Shares key themes with Jonah 2:4: then, look, toward
“And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jonah 2:4: then, yet, toward
“And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:”
Shares key themes with Jonah 2:4: then, sight, look
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