Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jonah 2:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jonah 2:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jonah 2:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Jonah, he felt like God put him in the middle of the sea, surrounded by water on all sides, with big waves crashing over him. It was as if he was in the heart of the ocean, feeling scared and alone.

Jonah 2:3: For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. [midst: Heb. heart]

Contradiction with Matthew 8:26

This verse describes Jesus calming a storm, demonstrating control over the seas, contrasting with Jonah 2:3 where the sea is a result of divine punishment and uncontrollable.

Matthew 8:26: And 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.

Contradiction with Psalm 89:9

This verse depicts God as ruling the raging sea, which contrasts with the overwhelming, punishing nature of the waters in Jonah 2:3.

Psalm 89:9: Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

Contradiction with Job 11:16

This verse speaks of forgetting one's misery as waters pass away, in contrast to Jonah being engulfed and overwhelmed by the waters.

Job 11:16: Because thou shalt forget [thy] misery, [and] remember [it] as waters [that] pass away:

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:2

This verse provides reassurance of passing through waters unharmed, which contrasts with Jonah's experience of being engulfed by the seas as a result of divine judgment.

Isaiah 43:2: When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:1

This verse envisions a future without sea, contrary to Jonah's experience of being engulfed and threatened by the sea.

Revelation 21:1: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
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