Jonah 1:17 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Jonah 1:15 So they tooke vp Ionah, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceased from her raging.

Jonah 1:16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice vnto the Lord, and made vowes.

Jonah 1:17 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nowe", "lord", "prepared", "great", "fish", "swallowe", and "ionah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nowe" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly...", giving immediate footing for "nowe" and "lord". In Jonah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "nowe" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.