What does Jonah 1:17 mean?

Jonah 1:17 highlights themes such as deliverance, miracle, salvation when read in context.

How should I apply Jonah 1:17 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

15So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

16Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

17Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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1 Corinthians 15:4
Paul refers to Christ's resurrection, which parallels Jonah's experience.