Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, NOW - literally, 'And.' This 'and' marks that this book was joined on to the other sacred books-also Joshua, Judges, Ruth, the books of Samuel and of the Kings, Ezra and Nehemiah, and Ezekiel-and formed, with them, one continuo... [ Continue Reading ]
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. ARISE, GO TO NINEVEH - east of the Tigris, opposite the modern Mosul. The only case of a prophet being sent to the pagan. Jonah, however, is sent to Nineveh, not solely for Nineveh's good, but al... [ Continue Reading ]
But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. BUT JONAH ROSE UP TO FLEE. Jonah's motive for flig... [ Continue Reading ]
But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. BUT THE LORD SENT OUT - literally, caused a wind to burst forth. Coverdale translates, 'hurled a greate wynde into the see' [ heeTiyl (H2904)], cast along, caused t... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. THEN THE MARINERS WERE AFRAID - though used to storms; the dan... [ Continue Reading ]
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. SO THE SHIPMASTER CAME TO HIM, AND SAID UNTO HIM, WHAT MEANEST THOU, O SLEEPER? ARISE, CALL UPON THY GOD. The ancient pagan in dange... [ Continue Reading ]
And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. AND THEY SAID EVERY ONE TO HIS FELLOW, COME, AND LET US CAST LOTS. God sometimes sanctioned this mode of deciding in difficult... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? THEN SAID THEY UNTO HIM, TELL US, WE PRAY THEE, FOR WHOSE CAUSE THIS EVIL IS UPON US? ... OF WHAT PEOPLE ART T... [ Continue Reading ]
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. He does not say "an Israelite." For this was the name used among themselves; "Hebrew" among foreigners (; ). AND I FEAR THE LORD - in... [ Continue Reading ]
Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. THEN WERE THE MEN EXCEEDINGLY AFRAID - when made aware of the wrath of so powerful a God at the flight of Jonah. They had known... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. THEN SAID THEY UNTO HIM, WHAT SHALL WE DO UNTO THEE? They ask this, as Jonah himself must best know how his God is to be appeased. 'We would gladly save thee, if we can d... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. TAKE ME UP, AND CAST ME FORTH INTO THE SEA. Herein Jonah is a type of Messiah, the One Man who offered Himself to die, in order to alla... [ Continue Reading ]
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. NEVERTHELESS THE MEN ROWED HARD TO BRING IT TO THE LAND; BUT THEY COULD NOT - (, "There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel, against the Lord." "Rowed hard... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee. WHEREFORE THEY CRIED UNTO THE LORD, AND SAID, WE BESEECH THEE, O LORD, WE BESEECH THE... [ Continue Reading ]
So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. SO THEY TOOK UP JONAH, AND CAST HIM FORTH INTO THE SEA; AND THE SEA CEASED FROM HER RAGING. So at Jesus' word (). God spares the prayerful penitent-a truth illustrated now in the case of the sailors, pres... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows. THEN THE MEN FEARED THE LORD EXCEEDINGLY, AND OFFERED A SACRIFICE UNTO THE LORD, AND MADE VOWS - they offered some sacrifice of thanksgiving at once, and vowed more when they should land. Glassius thi... [ Continue Reading ]
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. 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 - not created specially for the purpose, b... [ Continue Reading ]