Jonah 1:9
And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land. And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
The verse belongs to the account in the first and second chapters of Jonah, in which Jonah, averse to crying against Nineveh, fled toward Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. In the verse he identifies himself as a Hebrew who fears and worships the Lord. He describes the Lord as the God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land, thereby identifying Him as Creator.
He gives this testimony while himself fleeing from God's presence and while the storm is striking the sea. His confession declares that the God he serves rules over the very sea in which the storm is threatening the ship. Through severe affliction connected with this experience God in providence taught him the lesson of obedience that enabled him to fulfill God's purpose for the inhabitants of Nineveh, making the record worthy of most careful study.