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Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Jonah 3:1-10

CHAPTER 3[The Renewal of Jonah’s Commission (Jonah 3:1-2). His Preaching to the Ninevites (Jonah 3:3-4). Humiliation and Reformation of the Ninevites (Jonah 3:5-9) Reversal of the Divine Sentence (Jonah 3:10).—C. E.]1And the word of the Lord [Jehovah] came [was communicated] unto Jonah the second time, saying, 2Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto 3it the preaching [make the proclamation to it] that I bid thee. So [And] Jonah arose, and went unto [to] Nineveh, according to... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Jonah 3:1-10

Jonah THREEFOLD REPENTANCE Jon_3:1 - Jon_3:10 . This passage falls into three parts: Jonah’s renewed commission and new obedience Jon_3:1 - Jon_3:4, the repentance of Nineveh Jon_3:5 - Jon_3:9, and the acceptance thereof by God Jon_3:10. We might almost call these three the repentance of Jonah, of Nineveh, and of God. The evident intention of the narrative is to parallel the Ninevites turning from their sins, and God’s turning from His anger and purpose of destruction; and if the word... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Jonah 3:1-10

a Repentant City John 3:1-10 Peter was not only forgiven, but restored to his office; so also was Jonah again sent to Nineveh. Thank God for our second chances! There was no hesitancy this time. The prophet arose and went. The story of his deliverance seems to have reached Nineveh and to have prepared its people to receive his word, Luke 11:30 . We must deliver God’s messages and preach only as He bids us. He will tell us what to say. Nineveh is said to have been sixty miles in circuit, the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Jonah 3:1-10

Immediately Jonah was again charged to go to Nineveh. There is a fine revelation of the patient grace of God toward His servant in the statement, "The word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time." With a new sense of the authority of Jehovah, Jonah arose and obeyed. It was a strange and startling thing for Nineveh, this arrival of a man who had been cast into the deep; and it is easy to understand how the monotony of his declaration, that within forty days Nineveh would be destroyed,... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Jonah 3:1-10

On to Nineveh Jonah 3:1-10 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Our opening verse says, "The Word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time." These words bring to us the thought of a second chance. We are reminded of the story of the potter. Only lately, we were in North Carolina in a rustic, old-fashioned pottery house. Before our very eyes, the potter took a large lump of clay, started his wheel, which he ran with a foot pedal. With his hands, he molded a beautiful vase. We stopped him, and said, "You... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:1-10

A Changed Jonah Obeys God And Goes To Nineveh Proclaiming Its Overthrow Within Forty Days, With The Result That (To Jonah’s Chagrin) Nineveh Repents (Jonah 3:1-10 ). Jonah was no longer rebellious. He had learned his lesson. So when YHWH came to him again and told him to go to Nineveh to proclaim His word, Jonah did as he was bid. Unlike the seas and the fish he did it by free choice. And the consequence of his preaching was that the people of Nineveh repented deeply, and sought and found... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:10

‘And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way, and God repented of the evil which he said he would do to them; and he did not do it.’ And when God saw their change in behaviour, in that they turned from their evil ways, He ‘repented’ (altered His approach because they were now changed people) of the evil things that He had intended to bring on them, and did not allow them to happen. In other words He showed mercy towards them because of their repentance. It is, of course,... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:1-10

Jonah 3. The Ninevites Repent at the Preaching of Jonah.— When the prophet is bidden a second time to carry God’ s message to Nineveh, he knows that it is useless to disobey. Accordingly he takes the tidings that in forty days Nineveh will be destroyed. So huge was the city that three days would be spent in passing through it. Jonah advances one day’ s journey into the city and then announces its doom. His message meets with instant belief from the whole of the Ninevites. The king leaves his... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 3:10

God saw; not only with naked and single intuition, hut he saw and approved, was singularly well pleased with that he saw. Their works: works, not words, are sure signs of what men are humbling themselves to the dust, extraordinary fasting, and crying unto God, these were some of their works; but God saw more than these external, professing works. They turned from their evil way: see Jonah 3:8; they did heartily, presently, and universally turn from the ways of impiety against God, of injustice... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Jonah 3:4-10

CRITICAL NOTES.] Jonah 3:5. Believed] Lit. in God, in his word; trusted in him. Sackcloth] The attire of deep mourning, irritating to the body. Fasting and sackcloth customary in humiliation (1 Kings 21:27; Joel 1:13). Penitence universal. Jonah 3:6. Word] The matter; report of Jonah’s preaching, and its effects in the city. Nineveh never so moved and shaken. Laid aside] The king approved the proclaimed fast, disdained not to follow the example of the people, but humbled himself with them in... read more