Jonah 1:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”

Jonah 1:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jonah 1:17 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Jonah 1:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Jonah 1:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”

Jonah 1:17 — World English Bible

Jonah 1:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”

Jonah 1:17 — American Standard Version

Jonah 1:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehovah appointeth a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah is in the bowels of the fish three days and three nights.”

Jonah 1:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Jonah 1:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”

Jonah 1:17 — Darby Translation

Jonah 1:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallowe vp Ionah: and Ionah was in the belly of the fish three dayes, and three nightes. ”

Jonah 1:17 — Geneva Bible

Jonah 1:17 in Context — Jonah 1

15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.

17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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What Does Jonah 1:17 Mean?

Jonah 1:17 is a verse from the Book of Jonah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jonah chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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