Jonah 2:10, Jonah 2:2 ESV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jonah 2:10

Jonah 2:10. And the Lord This should rather have been rendered, For the Lord; because what follows was not done after the preceding thanksgiving, but before it; and it is mentioned here only to show the cause or subject of the thanksgiving. The Lord spake unto the fish, &c. God’s almighty power is represented in Scripture as bringing things to pass by his bare will and command: see Genesis 1:3. He willed that the fish should cast Jonah up on the dry land, and the fish did so.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jonah 2:1-10

2:1-10 A PSALM OF THANKSGIVINGJonah regained consciousness inside the great fish. This almost unbelievable experience caused him to believe that it was God’s way of saving his life. From inside the fish he then thanked God for saving him from drowning. He seems to have remembered phrases from various psalms and prayers used in temple worship, and he brought these together to form his own prayer of thanksgiving.In the opening words of the psalm Jonah recalled his prayer of desperation as he... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jonah 2:10

And, &c. Jonah's rapid thought and words before he died were subsequently written down by him; for all the verbs are in the past tense, not the present. Compare Jonah 2:6 , "didst bring", &c. See notes on p. 1247. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jonah 2:10

"And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.""Jonah's deliverance is the only pleasant usage of the word vomit in the whole Bible."[41] We do not know, of course, exactly where Jonah was deposited on dry land; but Josephus stated that it was upon the shore of the Euxine sea.[42] If that was true, the great fish passed through the Dardenelles before depositing him, thus following the strong current which is mentioned in Jonah's prayer. Some have quibbled about... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jonah 2:10

Jonah 2:10. And the Lord spake unto the fish— The power of the Almighty is frequently represented in Scripture, as bringing things to pass by his bare word and command; he speaks, and it is done. Various are the traditions of the Orientals, respecting the place where Jonah was disembogued; but, as Calmet well observes, amidst such doubt and obscurity, the best part is absolute silence, and the sincere declaration that the matter is entirely unknown. Bishop Huet supposes, that Jonah's... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jonah 2:10

10. upon the dry land—probably on the coast of Palestine. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jonah 2:10

G. Jonah’s deliverance from the fish 2:10Again the writer glorified Yahweh by attributing control of this formidable sea creature to Him (cf. Jonah 1:17). The first and the second chapters both close on this note. The Hebrew text says, "The Lord spoke to the fish" (cf. Jonah 1:1). Unlike Jonah, the fish obeyed God and vomited the prodigal prophet onto dry land. Jonah had spoken to the Lord in confession (Jonah 2:1-9), and now God responded by speaking to the fish in deliverance. Having gained a... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 2:1-10

His Prayer of ThanksgivingThis beautiful song of deliverance shows clearly the familiarity of the writer with earlier Psalms. It reflects very plainly the horror inspired by the sea in the minds of an inland people. It is not necessary, on the interpretation adopted, to argue whether or not it is suitable to Jonah’s position. Advocates of the national view of the book think it specially suitable to describe the sorrows of the people when drowning in the deep gulf of exile. If so, the references... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Jonah 2:1-10

Renewed Confidence Jonah 2:4 The Prophet is a picture of the backslider, of the man who has somehow failed to fulfil his vows of obedience and loyalty to God. Sometimes it is by reason of cowardice when confronted by duty, as in the case of Jonah; or again, by wilful sin when compelled to choice, as in the case of Judas; or yet again by neglect when enjoined by the necessities of the case as well as by the Divine Word to wholeheartedness, as with Peter, that men depart from God. No experience... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Jonah 2:1-10

THE GREAT FISH AND WHAT IT MEANS-THE PSALMJonah 2:1-10AT this point in the tale appears the Great Fish. "And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights."After the very natural story which we have followed, this verse obtrudes itself with a shock of unreality and grotesqueness. What an anticlimax! say some; what a clumsy intrusion! So it is if Jonah be taken as an individual. But if we keep in mind that he stands here, not... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jonah 2:10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jonah 2:1-10

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jonah 2:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jonah 2:10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jonah 2:10

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jonah 2:10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jonah 2:10

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 2:1-10

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Jonah 2:1-10

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Jonah 2:1-10

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