Jonah 3 cross-references
Jonah 3 has 10 verses, which point to 87 other passages and are cited by 127. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
Points to (1)
- Jonah 1:1 — Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 4 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Acts 9:15 — But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the… 3 votes
- Haggai 1:8 — Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be… 3 votes
- Amos 3:8 — The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy? 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 7:6 — And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that… 2 votes
Jonah 3:2
Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
Points to (9)
- Ezekiel 2:7 — And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are… 5 votes
- Jeremiah 1:17 — Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at… 5 votes
- Jonah 3:3 — So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great… 3 votes
- Jonah 1:2 — Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 votes
- John 5:14 — Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest… 2 votes
- Matthew 3:8 — Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: 2 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- 2 Timothy 4:2 — Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and… 9 votes
- Jonah 4:11 — And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot… 6 votes
- Jonah 1:2 — Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 5 votes
- Acts 18:9 — Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: 3 votes
Jonah 3:3
So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.
Points to (3)
- Matthew 21:28–29 — But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my… 1 votes
- Psalms 80:10 — The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. 1 votes
- Genesis 22:3 — And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and… 1 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Isaiah 37:37 — So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. 4 votes
- Exodus 5:1 — And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go,… 4 votes
- Jonah 3:2 — Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. 3 votes
- Daniel 6:18 — Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought… 2 votes
Jonah 3:4
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
Points to (5)
- Deuteronomy 18:22 — When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing… 8 votes
- Jeremiah 18:7–10 — At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down,… 7 votes
- Jonah 3:10 — And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said… 3 votes
- 2 Kings 20:6 — And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king… 3 votes
- 2 Kings 20:1 — In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto… 3 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- 2 Kings 20:1 — In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto… 8 votes
- Esther 4:16 — Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink… 5 votes
- Isaiah 38:1 — In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said… 4 votes
- Genesis 20:3 — But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the… 3 votes
Jonah 3:5
So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
Points to (16)
- Luke 11:32 — The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented… 11 votes
- Daniel 9:3 — And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and… 8 votes
- Matthew 12:41 — The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented… 7 votes
- Joel 2:12–17 — Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with… 7 votes
- Joel 1:14 — Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the… 5 votes
- 2 Chronicles 20:3 — And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 5 votes
Pointed to from (21)
- Joel 2:12 — Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with… 17 votes
- Ezra 8:21 — Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to… 11 votes
- Romans 10:14 — How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom… 9 votes
- 2 Chronicles 20:3 — And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 6 votes
Jonah 3:6
For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
Points to (14)
- James 4:6–10 — But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 6 votes
- Esther 4:1–4 — When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and… 6 votes
- Daniel 9:3 — And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and… 4 votes
- Job 2:8 — And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes. 4 votes
- James 1:9–10 — Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: 3 votes
- Luke 10:13 — Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon,… 3 votes
Pointed to from (18)
- Job 2:8 — And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes. 6 votes
- Acts 9:9 — And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. 5 votes
- Ezekiel 26:16 — Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off… 4 votes
- Jeremiah 13:18 — Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down,… 4 votes
Jonah 3:7
And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
Points to (6)
- 2 Chronicles 20:3 — And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 6 votes
- Jonah 3:5 — So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them… 5 votes
- Joel 2:15–16 — Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: 5 votes
- Joel 1:18 — How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of… 5 votes
- Ezra 8:21 — Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to… 4 votes
- Romans 8:20–22 — For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same… 3 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Luke 4:2 — Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he… 3 votes
- Ezra 7:28 — And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty… 3 votes
- Joel 2:16 — Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck… 2 votes
- Ezekiel 14:6 — Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols;… 2 votes
Jonah 3:8
But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
Points to (16)
- Jonah 1:6 — So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if… 4 votes
- Isaiah 59:6 — Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are… 4 votes
- Isaiah 55:6–7 — Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 4 votes
- Acts 3:19 — Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall… 3 votes
- Jonah 1:14 — Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for… 3 votes
- Ezekiel 18:21–24 — But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that… 3 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Joel 1:14 — Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the… 6 votes
- 2 Corinthians 7:10 — For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh… 4 votes
- Jeremiah 26:3 — If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I… 4 votes
- Jeremiah 25:5 — They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the… 3 votes
Jonah 3:9
Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
Points to (6)
- 2 Samuel 12:22 — And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be… 8 votes
- Joel 2:13–14 — And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful,… 6 votes
- Luke 15:18–20 — I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before… 4 votes
- Jonah 1:6 — So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if… 4 votes
- Psalms 106:45 — And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies. 4 votes
- Amos 5:15 — Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts… 1 votes
Pointed to from (22)
- Zephaniah 2:3 — Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek… 16 votes
- Joel 2:14 — Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink… 11 votes
- Jonah 1:6 — So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if… 8 votes
- Daniel 4:27 — Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine… 8 votes
Jonah 3:10
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
Points to (11)
- Jeremiah 18:8 — If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I… 26 votes
- 1 Kings 21:27–29 — And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh,… 13 votes
- Exodus 32:14 — And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. 11 votes
- Luke 15:20 — And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had… 10 votes
- Luke 11:32 — The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented… 10 votes
- Amos 7:6 — The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD. 10 votes
Pointed to from (16)
- Isaiah 55:7 — Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and… 32 votes
- 2 Corinthians 7:10 — For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh… 13 votes
- Exodus 32:14 — And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. 12 votes
- Isaiah 38:1 — In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said… 8 votes