Bible Commentary

Who can tell [if] God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? 9. Who can tell ] Comp. Joe 2:14, where the Hebrew is the same. Calvin well explains the doubtful form assumed by the king’s decree. “How can it be,” he asks, “that the king of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jonah 3:9”

But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that [is] in their hands. 8. and cry mightily ] These words are to be restricted to “man.” They do not include, as some have thought (comparing … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jonah 3:8”

And he caused [it] to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: 7. and published ] This word is not a participle, though likely to be taken for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jonah 3:7”

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. 6. For word came unto ] Rather, And the tidings reached, R.V. The introduction of the word “for” for “and” in A.V. is of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jonah 3:6”

So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 5 10. The Happy Result of Jonah’s Preaching 5. believed God ] Or, believed in God. Three things their faith certainly embraced. They believed in the God of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jonah 3:5”

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. 4. And Jonah began to enter into the city ] Calvin well brings out the moral grandeur of the scene which this verse so simply and briefly describes; the promptitude of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jonah 3:4”

So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey. 3. arose, and went ] Before, he arose and fled. He is still the same man. There is still the same energy and decision of character. But he is now … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jonah 3:3”

Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. 2. that great city ] Calvin explains this repeated mention of the greatness of Nineveh (comp. Jon 1:2), as intended to prepare Jonah for the magnitude of the task before him, lest when he came face to face … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jonah 3:2”

And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, 1 4. Jonah’s Preaching 1. the second time ] Like St Peter (Joh 21:15-17), Jonah is not only forgiven, but restored to his office, and receives anew his commission. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jonah 3:1”

And the LORD spoke unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land]. And the Lord spake unto the fish – Psa 148:8. Wind and storm fulfill His word. The irrational creatures have wills. God had commanded the prophet, and he disobeyed. God, in some way, commanded the fish. He laid His … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jonah 2:10”