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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jonah 3:3

"So Jonah arose and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of Jehovah. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city, of three days journey.""So Jonah arose and went ..." As we detected in the psalm-prayer, Jonah still entertained a deep prejudice against the pagan worshippers of idols; and Smith may be correct in his remark that, "He obeyed, but with his prejudice as strong as though it had never been humbled, nor met by Gentile nobleness."[5]"Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city ..." "The past... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jonah 3:3

Jonah 3:3. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city— The account here given of Nineveh is confirmed by the testimony of heathen authors. Strabo says, that Nineveh was much greater even than Babylon: and Diodorus Siculus affirms, that its builder, Ninus, proposed to build a city of such magnitude, that it should not only be the greatest of the cities which were then in the world; but that none of those who should be born after that time, attempting the like, should easily exceed it: and a little... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jonah 3:2

2. preach . . . the preaching—literally, "proclaim the proclamation." On the former occasion the specific object of his commission to Nineveh was declared; here it is indeterminate. This is to show how freely he yields himself, in the spirit of unconditional obedience, to speak whatever God may please. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jonah 3:3

3. arose and went—like the son who was at first disobedient to the father's command, "Go work in my vineyard," but who afterwards "repented and went" (Matthew 21:28; Matthew 21:29). Jonah was thus the fittest instrument for proclaiming judgment, and yet hope of mercy on repentance to Nineveh, being himself a living exemplification of both—judgment in his entombment in the fish, mercy on repentance in his deliverance. Israel professing to obey, but not obeying, and so doomed to exile in the same... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jonah 3:1

The writer did not clarify exactly when this second commission came to Jonah. It may have been immediately after Jonah reached dry land or it may have been sometime later. The writer’s point seems to be that God gave the prophet a second commission, not when it came to him (cf. Jonah 1:1-2). God does not always give His servants a second chance to obey Him when they refuse to do so initially. Often He simply uses others to accomplish His purposes. In Jonah’s case God sovereignly chose to use... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jonah 3:1-4

A. Jonah’s proclamation to the Ninevites 3:1-4God gave Jonah a second chance to obey Him, as He has many of His servants (e.g., Peter, John Mark, et al.). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jonah 3:2

Another evidence of God’s sovereignty is the Lord’s instruction to proclaim the message that He would give Jonah. Those who speak forth a message from God (i.e., prophets) must communicate the Lord’s words, not their own ideas."The will of God will never lead you where the grace of God can’t keep you and the power of God can’t use you." [Note: Wiersbe, p. 383.] Nineveh was a "great" (Heb. gadol) city in several respects. It was a leading city of one of the most powerful nations in the world... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jonah 3:3

Having learned that he must fulfill the Lord’s commission or suffer the most unpleasant consequences, Jonah this time obeyed and traveled east to Nineveh rather than west (cf. Jonah 1:3). For all he knew, he might end up impaled on a pole or skinned alive, which is how the Assyrians often dealt with their enemies. Nevertheless, such a fate was preferable to suffering divine discipline again.The writer’s description that Nineveh "was" a great city has led some interpreters to conclude that it... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:1-10

Repentance and Pardon of the Ninevites3. An exceeding great city] lit. ’great unto God,’ i.e. regarded as great by God: cp. Genesis 10:1.Of three days’ journey] i.e. in breadth.8. Even the cattle join in the mourning. Neglected by their owners, they fill the air with their groanings. Cp. Joel 1:20, ’The beasts of the field pant unto thee,’ and for an interesting parallel, Judith 4:9-15. The Persians are said, by Herodotus, to have clipped the hair of the horses and baggage animals that they... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jonah 3:2

III.THE PROPHET FULFILS HIS COMMISSION.ITS RESULT.(2) Preach.—In Jonah 1:2 the word is rendered “cry.” read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jonah 3:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jonah 3:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jonah 3:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jonah 3:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jonah 3:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jonah 3:1-4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jonah 3:2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jonah 3:3

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:1-10

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jonah 3:2

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