Jonah 1:2
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
Cross-references
Jonah 4:11 reveals God's compassion for Nineveh's people and animals, explaining the motive behind the judgment call.
Jonah 3:2 repeats the command to go to Nineveh, showing God's persistent call after Jonah's disobedience.
In Revelation 18:5, Babylon's sins are heaped to heaven, directly paralleling Nineveh's wickedness coming up before God.
Zephaniah 2:13-15 prophesies Nineveh's complete desolation, echoing the warning Jonah was sent to deliver.
Nahum 3:19 declares Nineveh's fatal wound, contrasting the mercy given in Jonah's time with final judgment.
Nahum 1:1 introduces a prophecy of Nineveh's destruction, contrasting with Jonah's call to repentance.
In Jeremiah 1:7-10, God similarly commissions a prophet to speak to nations, showing the pattern of prophetic authority over kingdoms.
In Genesis 18:20, the outcry against Sodom reaches God, mirroring the language of Nineveh's wickedness coming up before God.
Luke 11:32 references the Ninevites repenting at Jonah's preaching, showing the impact of his mission as a condemnation for Jesus' generation.
In Ezekiel 3:5-9, God says the prophet is sent to Israel, not to foreign speakers — contrasting with Jonah's mission to a foreign city.
In Ezekiel 2:7, God commands speaking regardless of audience response, reinforcing the prophet's duty to deliver the message despite rejection.
In Ezra 9:6, Ezra confesses that Israel's guilt has mounted to heaven, using similar imagery of sin reaching God.
2 Kings 19:36 shows Nineveh as the royal capital where Sennacherib lived, providing historical backdrop.
In Matthew 10:18, Jesus sends apostles to testify before Gentiles, echoing Jonah's mission to a Gentile city.
In James 5:4, oppressed workers' cries reach the Lord, echoing the theme of sins crying out to God from the earth.
Genesis 10:11 records Nineveh's founding by Nimrod, giving historical context to the great city.
Jeremiah 2:2 also begins 'Go and cry' with a divine message — similar commission to preach, though to Israel instead of Nineveh.
Isaiah 37:37 notes Nineveh as the Assyrian capital where Sennacherib returned — the same city Jonah is sent to.