Jonah Bible Quiz
10 questions on Jonah: finish its best-known verses, name the chapter a verse comes from, and test what you know about the book. Jonah has 48 verses in the King James Version, and every answer below links to the verse or page it comes from.
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Question 1
Fill in the missing word
“And God saw their ▁▁▁▁▁, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.”
Jonah 3:10 - Avessels
- Bworks
- Cprophets
- Dbeasts
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B. works
“And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.” — Jonah 3:10 (KJV)
Read Jonah 3Question 2
Fill in the missing word
“And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the ▁▁▁▁▁ of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.”
Jonah 2:2 - Akindness
- Bshield
- Cseason
- Dbelly
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D. belly
“And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.” — Jonah 2:2 (KJV)
Read Jonah 2Question 3
Fill in the missing word
“And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my ▁▁▁▁▁, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.”
Jonah 4:2 - Aheart
- Bcity
- Csaying
- Doffering
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C. saying
“And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.” — Jonah 4:2 (KJV)
Read Jonah 4Question 4
Fill in the missing word
“And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the ▁▁▁▁▁ of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.”
Jonah 4:8 - Asight
- Bhead
- Ccause
- Dsilver
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B. head
“And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.” — Jonah 4:8 (KJV)
Read Jonah 4Question 5
In which chapter of Jonah is this verse?
“So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.”
- AJonah 1
- BJonah 2
- CJonah 3
- DJonah 4
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A. Jonah 1 — This is Jonah 1:6 — chapter 1 of Jonah.
“So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.” — Jonah 1:6 (KJV)
Read Jonah 1Question 6
Which group of books is Jonah part of?
- AMinor Prophets
- BMajor Prophets
- CPoetry & Wisdom
- DLaw (Torah)
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A. Minor Prophets — Jonah is one of the twelve Minor Prophets, the books from Hosea to Malachi.
All 66 books by groupQuestion 7
Fill in the missing word
“For word came unto the ▁▁▁▁▁ of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.”
Jonah 3:6 - Aking
- Blife
- Ctime
- Dmouth
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A. king
“For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.” — Jonah 3:6 (KJV)
Read Jonah 3Question 8
Fill in the missing word
“So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the ▁▁▁▁▁, till he might see what would become of the city.”
Jonah 4:5 - Areason
- Byouth
- Cfavour
- Dshadow
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D. shadow
“So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.” — Jonah 4:5 (KJV)
Read Jonah 4Question 9
Fill in the missing word
“Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the ▁▁▁▁▁, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:”
Jonah 4:10 - Aeunuch
- Bgourd
- Cditch
- Ddunghill
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B. gourd
“Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:” — Jonah 4:10 (KJV)
Read Jonah 4Question 10
Fill in the missing word
“For thou hadst cast me into the ▁▁▁▁▁, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.”
Jonah 2:3 - Adeep
- Bfavour
- Cwest
- Dhurt
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A. deep
“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.” — Jonah 2:3 (KJV)
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