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Jonah 2:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

I will sacrifice: Genesis 35:3; Psalms 50:14, Psalms 50:23, Psalms 66:13-15, Psalms 107:22, Psalms 116:17-18; Jeremiah 33:11; Hosea 14:2; Romans 12:1; Hebrews 13:15

I will pay: Deuteronomy 23:18; 2 Samuel 15:7; Job 22:27; Ecclesiastes 5:4-5

Salvation: Psalms 3:8, Psalms 37:39-40, Psalms 68:20; Isaiah 45:17; John 4:22; Acts 4:12; Revelation 7:10

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