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 1    Pent,  Gen   10:   11(8) |       an epithet of Nineveh; cf Jonah 3:3.~
 2     His, 2Kin   14:   25    |        his servant, the prophet Jonah, son of Amittai, from Gath-hepher. ~
 3     His, 2Kin   14:   25(4) |       the Arabah: the Dead Sea. Jonah: see note on Jonah 1:1.~
 4     His, 2Kin   14:   25(4) |         Sea. Jonah: see note on Jonah 1:1.~
 5     His,  Tob  Int          |       of religious novel (as in Jonah and Judith) for the purpose
 6     His,  Tob    3:    6(1) |       the words of the petulant Jonah (Jonah 4:3, 8), who wished
 7     His,  Tob    3:    6(1) |    words of the petulant Jonah (Jonah 4:3, 8), who wished to die
 8     His,  Jdt    4:   10(4) |   Domestic animals: see note on Jonah 3:8.~
 9   WisdB,  Psa   42:    8(5) |         Psalm 18:5; 69:2-3, 15; Jonah 2:3-6).~
10   WisdB,  Psa   48:    8(5) | proposed. Cf Isaiah 2:16; 60:9; Jonah 1:3.~
11   WisdB,  Psa   61:    3(2) |    meaning "the underworld." Cf Jonah 2:3.~
12   WisdB,  Psa   69:    2(3) |         Psalm 18:5; 42:8; 88:8; Jonah 2:3-6.~
13  ProphB                     |        in the prophetic office. Jonah is a story of the mission
14  ProphB,  Jon               |                                 Jonah~
15  ProphB,  Jon  Int          |      Israel. To the surprise of Jonah, the wicked city listened
16  ProphB,  Jon  Int          |     planned for them. Whereupon Jonah complained to God about
17  ProphB,  Jon  Int          |    sublime lesson may be drawn. Jonah stands for a narrow and
18  ProphB,  Jon    1:    1    |        of the LORD that came to Jonah, son of Amittai: 1 ~
19  ProphB,  Jon    1:    1(1) |                              1] Jonah, son of Amittai: a prophet
20  ProphB,  Jon    1:    3    |                        3 ~2 But Jonah made ready to flee to Tarshish
21  ProphB,  Jon    1:    5    |        into the sea. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down into the hold
22  ProphB,  Jon    1:    7    |      lots, and thus singled out Jonah. ~
23  ProphB,  Jon    1:    9    |             9 ~"I am a Hebrew," Jonah answered them; "I worship
24  ProphB,  Jon    1:   12    |                             12 ~Jonah said to them, "Pick me up
25  ProphB,  Jon    1:   14(3) |      pleased the Lord to punish Jonah, the mariners ask that in
26  ProphB,  Jon    1:   15    |              15 ~Then they took Jonah and threw him into the sea,
27  ProphB,  Jon    2:    1    |      large fish, that swallowed Jonah; and he remained in the
28  ProphB,  Jon    2:    2    |      From the belly of the fish Jonah said this prayer to the
29  ProphB,  Jon    2:   11    |      commanded the fish to spew Jonah upon the shore. ~ ~The word
30  ProphB,  Jon    2:   11    |        word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: ~
31  ProphB,  Jon    2:    3    |                           3 ~So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh,
32  ProphB,  Jon    2:    4    |                            4 ~1 Jonah began his journey through
33  ProphB,  Jon    3:    1    |        word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: ~
34  ProphB,  Jon    3:    3    |                           3 ~So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh,
35  ProphB,  Jon    3:    4    |                            4 ~1 Jonah began his journey through
36  ProphB,  Jon    4:    1    |      was greatly displeasing to Jonah, and he became angry. ~
37  ProphB,  Jon    4:    1(1) |   nationalistic vindictiveness, Jonah did not wish the Lord to
38  ProphB,  Jon    4:    5    |                              5 ~Jonah then left the city for a
39  ProphB,  Jon    4:    6    |        plant, that grew up over Jonah's head, giving shade that
40  ProphB,  Jon    4:    6    | relieved him of any discomfort, Jonah was very happy over the
41  ProphB,  Jon    4:    8    |     wind; and the sun beat upon Jonah's head till he became faint.
42  ProphB,  Jon    4:    9    |              9 ~But God said to Jonah, "Have you reason to be
43  ProphB,  Jon    4:    9    |       have reason to be angry," Jonah answered, "angry enough
44  ProphB,  Jon    4:   10(3) |                          10-11] Jonah is selfish in bemoaning
45    Gosp,  Mat   12:   39    |     given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. ~
46    Gosp,  Mat   12:   40    |                     40 ~Just as Jonah was in the belly of the
47    Gosp,  Mat   12:   40(29)|                         40] See Jonah 2:1. While in Q the sign
48    Gosp,  Mat   12:   40(29)|        in Q the sign was simply Jonah's preaching to the Ninevites (
49    Gosp,  Mat   12:   40(29)|          32), Matthew here adds Jonah's sojourn in the belly of
50    Gosp,  Mat   12:   41    |    repented at the preaching of Jonah; and there is something
51    Gosp,  Mat   12:   41    |       is something greater than Jonah here. ~
52    Gosp,  Mat   12:   41(30)|     Ninevites who repented (see Jonah 3:1-10) and the queen of
53    Gosp,  Mat   12:   41(30)|          something greater than Jonah or Solomon. At the final
54    Gosp,  Mat   16:    4    |     given it except the sign of Jonah." 3 Then he left them and
55    Gosp,  Mat   16:   17    |   Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood 12
56    Gosp,  Mat   24:   30(17)|        39-40 where "the sign of Jonah" is Jonah's being in the "
57    Gosp,  Mat   24:   30(17)|    where "the sign of Jonah" is Jonah's being in the "belly of
58    Gosp,  Mat   26:   38(24)|       i.e., "enough to die"; cf Jonah 4:9.~
59    Gosp,  Luk   11:   29    |    given it, except the sign of Jonah. ~
60    Gosp,  Luk   11:   29(9) |             29-32] The "sign of Jonah" in Luke is the preaching
61    Gosp,  Luk   11:   29(9) |       there) where the "sign of Jonah" is interpreted by Jesus
62    Gosp,  Luk   11:   30    |                     30 ~Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites,
63    Gosp,  Luk   11:   32    |     because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and there
64    Gosp,  Luk   11:   32    |       is something greater than Jonah here. ~
65    Gosp,  Joh    1:   42(30)|         called Bariona, "son of Jonah," a different tradition
66    Gosp,  Joh   20:    9(7) |         Psalm 16:10; Hosea 6:2; Jonah 2:1, 2, 10.~