Jonah 1:16
Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.
Cross-reference
Jonah 1:10 shows the sailors' earlier terror; here that fear matures into worship after witnessing God's power — narrative progression.
Jonah 1:5 has sailors crying to their own gods — contrast: here they fear the true God and make vows.
Jonah 1:14 records their prayer to Yahweh before the sacrifice — shows progression from prayer to vows.
Genesis 8:20 records Noah's sacrifice after the flood — both thank God for deliverance through water judgment.
Psalm 50:14 explicitly links offering a thanksgiving sacrifice with paying vows, exactly what the sailors do here.
Psalm 66:13-16 describes paying vows and offering burnt offerings after deliverance—mirroring the sailors' actions.
Psalm 107:22 calls for thanksgiving sacrifices after deliverance—directly paralleling the sailors' sacrifice and vows after their storm rescue.
Psalm 116:14 speaks of paying vows to the LORD publicly; the sailors similarly make vows in the presence of others.
Daniel 4:34-37 records Nebuchadnezzar praising God after humiliation — both pagan figures respond to divine power with worship.
Daniel 6:26 has Darius decreeing fear of God after Daniel's rescue — similar to the sailors' reverent fear and vows after the storm.
Psalm 107:31 thanks God for delivering sailors from storm — directly parallels the sailors' grateful response here.
Mark 4:41 shows disciples fearing Jesus after calming storm — same terror at divine power over creation.
Isaiah 19:21 describes Egyptians knowing God, offering sacrifices, making vows — same pattern as these pagan sailors.
Romans 10:14 asks how people call on one they haven't believed — the sailors heard about God and then called on Him.
In 2 Kings 5:17, Naaman the Gentile vows to sacrifice only to the LORD, just as the Gentile sailors offer sacrifice and make vows to Him.
Genesis 28:20 records Jacob making a vow to God—similar to the sailors making vows after God's intervention.
Ecclesiastes 5:4 instructs not to delay fulfilling vows—relevant because the sailors made vows that should be paid.
Deuteronomy 23:21 commands fulfilling vows to God — the sailors' vows here carry the same obligation to pay what they promised.