KJV King James Version
And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land].
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Jonah 2:10
And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land].
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith to the fish, and it vomiteth out Jonah on the dry land.
Surrounding context — Jonah 2
7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay [that] that I have vowed. Salvation [is] of the LORD.
10 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land].
Topics connected to this verse
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
Cross-references
Matthew 8:26-27And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.Psalm 33:9For he spake, and it was [done]; he commanded, and it stood fast.Genesis 1:3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.Isaiah 50:2Wherefore, when I came, [was there] no man? when I called, [was there] none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because [there is] no water, and dieth for thirst.Matthew 8:8-9The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.Jonah 1:17Now 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.Genesis 1:11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.Genesis 1:7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament: and it was so.Psalm 105:34He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,Psalm 105:31He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, [and] lice in all their coasts.Genesis 1:14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:Genesis 1:9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
Compare classic commentaries on Jonah 2:10
Put Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Calvin, Wesley, Barnes, Jamieson–Fausset–Brown, Aquinas’ Catena and other public-domain sources beside the passage.
Compare commentaries →