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The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:5-9

Jonah's successful ministry in Nineveh. With a quick and marvellous success was Jonah's ministry crowned. Doubtless the Ninevites knew how he had sought to escape his mission to them, and all the perilous and miraculous consequences of his flight. This seems clearly implied in our Lord's words, who says that Jonah was "a sign unto the Ninevites." And he only could be this in so far as they were acquainted with his history. He was "a sign" that Jehovah was not to be trifled with. If he, a ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:6

For word came; and the matter came ; ἤγγισεν ὁ λόγος , "the word came near". The tokens of penitence mentioned in Jonah 3:5 were not exhibited in obedience to any royal command. Rather, as the impression made by the prophet spread among the people, and as they adopted these modes of showing their sorrow, the news of the movement reached the king, and he put himself at the head of it. The reigning monarch was probably either Shalmaneser III . or one of the two who succeeded him,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:6

A king's contrition. It is an illustration of the power of truth, of the commanding majesty of the faithful and fearless preacher, which we witness in this narrative. An unknown Hebrew, with nothing to recommend him, nothing to enforce attention, comes to a foreign city, passes through the public places, reproaches the citizens for their sins, denounces destruction upon the inhabitants as the punishment due to them because of their wickedness. And what is the result? Is it neglect, or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:7

He caused it, etc.; literally, he caused proclamation to be made, and said, i.e. by the heralds. The decree. The word used here ( taam ) is an Accadian term, which had become naturalized in Assyria, Persia, and Babylonia, and was applied to a mandate issued with royal authority. It is found in Daniel 3:10 , Daniel 3:29 ; Daniel 4:6 ; Ezra 4:8 , etc. Jonah introduces it here as being the very word employed in describing the proclamation. And his nobles. The monarchs of Assyria... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:7-8

Ceremonial and moral repentance. It must have been a striking and picturesque spectacle that was presented by Nineveh when the decree of the king and nobles was carried out, when a general fast was observed, when sackcloth and ashes were worn by man and beast, and when general prayer ascended in a mighty cry to Heaven. But to the reflective mind it must have been still more interesting to observe the population turning from their evil ways and refraining from acts of violence. I. THE ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jonah 3:6

For word came - , rather, “And the matter came,” i. e., the “whole account,” as we say. “The word, word,” throughout Holy Scripture, as in so many languages stands for that which is reported of. “The whole account,” namely, how this stranger, in strange austere attire, had come, what had happened to him before he came, how he preached, how the people had believed him, what they had done, as had just been related, “came to the king.” The form of words implies that what Jonah relates in this... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jonah 3:7

And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh; - literally, “And he cried and said, etc.” The cry or proclamation of the king corresponded with the cry of Jonah. Where the prophet’s cry, calling to repentance, had reached, the proclamation of the king followed, obeying. “By the decree of the king and his nobles.” This is a hint of the political state of Nineveh, beyond what we have elsewhere. It was not then an absolute monarchy. At least, the king strengthened his command by... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jonah 3:5-6

Jonah 3:5-6. So the people of Nineveh believed God, &c. “The fame,” says Lowth, “of the wonderful works God had wrought for the Jews, was spread over the eastern parts of the world. This might make the Ninevites hearken to a man of that nation, that came to them as sent by God. And it is likely that he gave them an account of the miraculous circumstances which attended his own mission. But, without question, a sense of their own guilt, and their deserving whatever punishment Heaven... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jonah 3:7-9

Jonah 3:7-9. Let neither man nor beast taste any thing This was ordered to add the greater solemnity to the humiliation, and that men might be affected by the mournful cries of the cattle under such restraints, and thereby be moved to greater sorrow and contrition. It was, however, carrying their abstinence to a greater severity than we find practised among the Jews; for though, in times of public calamity, and on the day of solemn expiation, they made their children fast, as we may gather... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jonah 3:1-10

3:1-4:11 THE NINEVITES’ REPENTANCEJonah’s preaching in Nineveh (3:1-10)God repeated his command to Jonah to go and preach in Nineveh, and this time Jonah obeyed (3:1-3). God’s message was that within forty days Nineveh would, because of its wickedness, be overthrown. The Ninevites, leaders and common people alike, heeded the warning and turned in repentance to God (4-5). The king even issued a decree commanding a moral reformation in the city (6-9). As a result of the Ninevites’ repentance, God... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:5-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:7-8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jonah 3:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jonah 3:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jonah 3:5-6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jonah 3:7-9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jonah 3:1-10

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