Jonah 1:9
“He said to them, "I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land."”
— Jonah 1:9
About this verse
Jonah 1:9 comes from the book of Jonah, written during the 8th_century_BC period. The setting is ship in storm. These words are attributed to Jonah. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include confession, divine sovereignty. Notable phrases: I fear Yahweh; God of heaven.
Speaker
Jonah
Era
8th_century_BC
Emotion
worship
Type
dialogue
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