Jonah key verses

Jonah 1:3 “But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.”

The prophet’s flight from God’s call

Jonah 1:17 “And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”

The sign Jesus applied to His own resurrection

Jonah 2:9 “Salvation belongs to the LORD!”

The confession from the depths

Jonah 3:5 “And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.”

The repentance of a pagan city

Jonah 3:10 “When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster.”

God’s mercy toward the repentant

Jonah 4:2 “I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.”

The reason Jonah fled: God’s mercy

Jonah 4:11 “And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons?”

God’s closing question about His compassion