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15 So they picked up Jonah and tossed him into the sea, and the sea stopped raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord greatly, offered a sacrifice to the Lord, and made vows.

17 [a]Now the Lord had prepared a large sea creature[b] to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the sea creature for three days and three nights.

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 1:17 This vs. is 2:1 in MT
  2. Jonah 1:17 Lit. fish, and so throughout the book

15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.(A) 16 At this the men greatly feared(B) the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows(C) to him.

Jonah’s Prayer

17 Now the Lord provided(D) a huge fish to swallow Jonah,(E) and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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