Jonah 4:2,Jonah 4:3

The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 4:1-2

John 4:1-2But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.The shortness of human charityWhy is Jonah so much offended and so very angry? Surely there is here some great dishonour to God; or some great enormity or departure from the immutable and unchanging law of everlasting righteousness, goodness, and truth. If neither of these two, at least there is some dreadful denunciation of judgment, or some terrible threatening, at which the very nature of man doth tremble. But here is the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 4:2

John 4:2And he prayed unto the Lord, and said.The secret of JonahIn this verse we have the key to the whole Book of Jonah; the secret, the motive both of his character and of his mission. God had sent the prophet to Nineveh, to threaten the inhabitants of that wicked city with the doom due to their sins. “God does not always pay on Saturdays,” says an old proverb, but sooner or later He pays every man, and every race, the wages they have earned. When the Ninevites were convinced that pay-day... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jonah 4:2

Jon 4:2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, [was] not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou [art] a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. Ver. 2. And he prayed unto the Lord ] i.e. He thought to have done so, but by the deceitfulness of his own heart he quarrelled with God, and instead of wrestling with him, as Jacob, he wrangled with him. The... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Jonah 4:2

he prayed: 1 Kings 19:4, Jeremiah 20:7 I fled: Jonah 1:3, Luke 10:29 thou art: Exodus 34:6, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18, Numbers 14:19, Psalms 78:38, Psalms 86:5, Psalms 86:15, Psalms 145:8, Hosea 11:8, Hosea 11:9, Joel 2:13, Joel 2:14, Micah 7:18 and of: Jonah 3:10, Exodus 32:14, Psalms 90:13, Jeremiah 18:8, Amos 7:3, Amos 7:6 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:31 - the Lord Deuteronomy 18:22 - if the thing 1 Samuel 15:11 - repenteth me 2 Samuel 24:14 - for his 1 Chronicles 21:13 - great 1... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Jonah 4:2

And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.Was not this — Did I not think of this? That thy pardon would contradict my preaching. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 4:1-2

1, 2. Displeased Jonah exceedingly,… was very angry Since his message remained unfulfilled, he feared that his honor as a prophet was at stake; which would be of supreme moment to a selfish person. He prayed Many commentators have considered the prayer an expression of pious devotion, but its contents make this impossible. Keil comes nearer the truth when he says, “He tried to quarrel with God by praying.” Was not this my saying Not openly, perhaps, but in his heart he suspected that... read more