The LORD prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Jonah 1:17 in context
Jonah 1:14–17
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Therefore they cried to the LORD, and said, “We beg you, LORD, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us innocent blood; for you, LORD, have done as it pleased you.”
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So they took up Jonah and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging.
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Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.
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The LORD prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
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