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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Jonah 3:7

Princes. Their consent was requisite, to form an irrevocable edict, Daniel vi. 8. --- Men. Even infants, according to the Fathers, Joel ii. 16. St. Basil adds also, the young of cattle. This was done to excite rational beings to repentance. (Theodoret) --- We do not find that cattle were deprived of food on such occasions among the Jews. But Virgil specifies that this was the case at the death of C'e6sar, (Ecl. v.) as it was in droughts among some nations of America. (Horn ii. 13.) (Calmet)... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:5-10

5-10 There was a wonder of Divine grace in the repentance and reformation of Nineveh. It condemns the men of the gospel generation, Matthew 12:41. A very small degree of light may convince men that humbling themselves before God, confessing their sins with prayer, and turning from sin, are means of escaping wrath and obtaining mercy. The people followed the example of the king. It became a national act, and it was necessary it should be so, when it was to prevent a national ruin. Let even the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Jonah 3:1-10

Jonah's Message to the Ninevites and Its Results. The disobedient prophet had received a severe lesson at the hand of God, but he now profited by this lesson and was ready to undertake the commission which had originally been issued to him. v. 1. And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying, v. 2. Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, the Assyrian capital and metropolis, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee, loudly proclaiming the message which the Lord... read more

Johann Peter Lange

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 3:6

‘And the news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.’ The news of their response reached the king of Nineveh. The fact that the news had taken some time to reach him may suggest that he was in one of the other sister-cities at the time. And on hearing what had happened, and no doubt Jonah’s message, he too responded, rose from his throne, and covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes. If... read more

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Jonah 3:7

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:5-10

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Jonah 3:1-10

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:6

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