ヨナ書 1:4-5 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-6

The fugitive arrested. "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," etc. "Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker!" God is never at a loss for means of conquering opposition and bringing erring men to their senses—he arrests Balaam by means of a sword, David through a parable, Peter by a look, the Philippian jailor by an earthquake, Jonah by a storm. All nature is at his command. "The whole world... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-6

Jonah reproved. I. A TEMPESTUOUS PROVIDENCE REPROVED HIM . Jonah, aroused, creeps on deck. What a scene met him! The sea in horrible tumult. The fury of the wind. The ship "… up and down From the base of the wave to the billow's crown!" The bronzed sailors wondering what would be the end! The storm is reproving him. No miraculous wind, perhaps. Still, God's servant with strong reproof: "Guilty Jonah, awake! arise! return! To thy God; to thy work! Duty may be left; it can... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-6

The Divine interposition. When man forsakes God, he who is infinite in mercy does not forsake man. No sooner had Adam fallen than Divine love planned a scheme of redemption. Through all the ages the voice of God has been summoning men to repentance; and in the fulness of time his only begotten Son came to seek and to save that which was lost. He deals as lovingly with individuals as with the race. Jonah was an example of this. Had a favourable voyage taken him to his destination, or had a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-10

2. Jonah ' s foolish flight is arrested. In the midst of his fancied security God sends a great storm, and the ship is placed in imminent jeopardy. The crew try all means to save the ship, and at length cast lots to discover by this means for whose sake the tempest has been sent. The lot points out Jonah as the guilty person. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-10

An effective hue and cry. We see here a man who ought to run for God endeavouring to run away from him, and also how he speeds. The flight was illogical, a fatuous attempt to get outside the sphere of omnipresence, as much of our sin is a practical endeavour to get, or imagine ourselves, beyond the cognizance of omniscience. And it was made in the blindness of egoism and carnal self will—the qualities which are generally to be found at the bottom of ministerial unfaithfulness to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:5

The mariners ( mallachim ). Those who have to do with the salt sea. The word is used by Ezekiel ( Ezekiel 27:9 , Ezekiel 27:27 , Ezekiel 27:29 ). Cried every man unto his god. They were either Phoenicians from different localities, or men of various nations; hence the multiplicity of their gods. The heathen are represented throughout the book as devout and sincere according to their lights. They cast forth the wares; Septuagint, ἐκβολὴν ἐποήσαντο τῶν σκευῶν , "cast... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jonah 1:4

But (And) the Lord sent out - (literally ‘cast along’). Jonah had done his all. Now God’s part began. This He expresses by the word, “And.” Jonah took “his” measures, “and” now God takes “His.” He had let him have his way, as He often deals with those who rebel against Him. He lets them have their way up to a certain point. He waits, in the tranquility of His Almightiness, until they have completed their preparations; and then, when man has ended, He begins, that man may see the more that it is... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jonah 1:5

And cried, every man unto his God - They did what they could. “Not knowing the truth, they yet know of a Providence, and, amid religious error, know that there is an Object of reverence.” In ignorance they had received one who offended God. And now God, “whom they ignorantly worshiped” Acts 17:23, while they cried to the gods, who, they thought, disposed of them, heard them. They escaped with the loss of their wares, but God saved their lives and revealed Himself to them. God hears ignorant... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jonah 1:4-5

Jonah 1:4-5. But the Lord sent out a great wind The extraordinary greatness of it, with the suddenness of its rising, and the terrible effects it was likely to produce, showed that it was supernatural, and came from God, displeased with all, or with some one in the ship. Then the mariners were afraid As they had great reason to be, since this preternatural tempest fell upon them with such great violence; and cried every man unto his god To their several idols, as being heathen and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:1-17

1:1-17 JONAH’S DISOBEDIENCE AND ITS RESULTSWhen God commanded Jonah to go and warn the sinful people of Nineveh of coming judgment, Jonah not only refused but fled in the opposite direction. He boarded a ship and headed for the distant Mediterranean port of Tarshish, somewhere in the region of Spain (1:1-3). But God determined to bring Jonah back. His first action was to send a fierce storm that threatened to sink the ship. The seamen, who were not Hebrews, prayed to their gods to save them,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jonah 1:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jonah 1:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jonah 1:4-5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:1-17

Group of Brands