Jonah 1:4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jonah 1:4-10

When Jonah was set on ship-board, and under sail for Tarshish, he thought himself safe enough; but here we find him pursued and overtaken, discovered and convicted as a deserter from God, as one that had run his colours. I. God sends a pursuer after him, a mighty tempest in the sea, Jonah 1:4. God has the winds in his treasure (Ps. 135:7), and out of these treasures God sent forth, he cast forth (so the word is), with force and violence, a great wind into the sea; even stormy winds fulfil his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:4

But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea ,.... He took a wind out of his treasures, and hurled it, as the word F23 הטיל "projecit", Mercerus, Drusius; "conjecit", Cocceius. signifies, into the sea: "into that sea" F24 בים "in mare illud", Mercerus. ; that part of it where the ship was Jonah was in. Winds are at the command of God, which he raises at his pleasure, and fulfil his will, and are servants of his that obey his orders: this here was sent in pursuit of Jonah,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:4

A great wind - They were overtaken with a storm, which appears from the sequel to have come by the immediate direction of God. Like to be broken - They had nearly suffered shipwreck. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:4

Verse 4 Jonah declares here how he had been, as it were, by force brought back by the Lord, when he tried to flee away from his presence. He then says that a tempest arose in the sea; but he at the same time tells us, that this tempest did not arise by chance, as ungodly men are wont to say, who ascribe everything that happens to fortune. God, he says, sent a strong wind on the sea. Some give this renderings God raised up, deriving the verb from נטל, nuthel; but others derive it more correctly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1-17

Part I. THE MISSION OF JONAH . HIS DISOBEDIENCE AND PUNISHMENT . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4

Sent out; Septuagint, ἐξήγειρε , "raised;" literally, cast forth, or hurled, a great wind, like the Euroclydon of Acts 27:14 , and what is called nowadays a Levanter. Pusey quotes Josephus's account of the harbour of Joppa and the neighbouring sea, which, he says, is rendered very dangerous by the sudden rise of "the black north wind" ('Bell. Jud.,' 3.9. 3). Here we see wind and storm fulfilling God's word ( Psalms 148:8 ). As Tertullian says— " Si Dominum in terris fugiens,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4

Nature and God. There is a Hebrew directness and energy in this language describing the storm which overtook the unfaithful prophet. Some would be satisfied to say that we have here simply a poetico-theological expression descriptive of a natural phenomenon. But surely the Hebrew idiom here employed is the vehicle of a great truth. The Lord does send the wind and raise the tempest; and the Lord also calms the waters and stills the storm. I. THE ATHEISTIC VIEW IS THAT NATURE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-6

The fugitive arrested. "But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken," etc. "Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker!" God is never at a loss for means of conquering opposition and bringing erring men to their senses—he arrests Balaam by means of a sword, David through a parable, Peter by a look, the Philippian jailor by an earthquake, Jonah by a storm. All nature is at his command. "The whole world... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-6

Jonah reproved. I. A TEMPESTUOUS PROVIDENCE REPROVED HIM . Jonah, aroused, creeps on deck. What a scene met him! The sea in horrible tumult. The fury of the wind. The ship "… up and down From the base of the wave to the billow's crown!" The bronzed sailors wondering what would be the end! The storm is reproving him. No miraculous wind, perhaps. Still, God's servant with strong reproof: "Guilty Jonah, awake! arise! return! To thy God; to thy work! Duty may be left; it can... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-6

The Divine interposition. When man forsakes God, he who is infinite in mercy does not forsake man. No sooner had Adam fallen than Divine love planned a scheme of redemption. Through all the ages the voice of God has been summoning men to repentance; and in the fulness of time his only begotten Son came to seek and to save that which was lost. He deals as lovingly with individuals as with the race. Jonah was an example of this. Had a favourable voyage taken him to his destination, or had a... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jonah 1:4-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:4-6

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