Jonah 2:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jonah 2:10

We have here Jonah's discharge from his imprisonment, and his deliverance from that death which there he was threatened with?his return, though not to life, for he lived in the fish's belly, yet to the land of the living, for from that he seemed to be quite cut off?his resurrection, though not from death, yet from the grave, for surely ne bf5 ver man was so buried alive as Jonah was in the fish's belly. His enlargement may be considered, 1. As an instance of God's power over all the creatures.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 2:10

And the Lord spake unto the fish ,.... Or gave orders to it; he that made it could command it; all creatures are the servants of God, and do his will; what he says is done; he so ordered it by his providence, that this fish should come near the shore, and be so wrought upon by his power, that it could not retain Jonah any longer in its belly. It may be rendered F8 So ו is sometimes used, and is so rendered, Psal. lxxviii. 34. Job x. 10. See Noldius, p. 308, 309. , "then the Lord... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 2:10

And the Lord spake unto the fish - That is, by his influence the fish swam to shore, and cast Jonah on the dry land. So the whole was a miracle from the beginning to the end; and we need not perplex ourselves to find out literal interpretations; such as, "When Jonah was thrown overboard he swam for his life, earnestly praying God to preserve him from drowning; and by his providence he was thrown into a place of fish - a fishing cove, where he was for a time entangled among the weeds, and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 2:10

Verse 10 The deliverance of Jonah is here in few words described; but how attentively ought we to consider the event? It was an incredible miracle, that Jonah should have continued alive and safe in the bowels of the fish for three days. For how was it that he was not a thousand times smothered or drowned by waters? We know that fish continually draw in water: Jonah could not certainly respire while in the fish; and the life of man without breathing can hardly continue for a minute. Jonah,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:1-10

Part I. JONAH 'S PRAYER AND DELIVERANCE . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:2-10

Triumph, thanksgiving. "And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice," etc. This is one of the most striking instances in all Scripture of the benefit of believing prayer. "Lord, what a change within us one short hour Spent in thy presence will prevail to make! What heavy burdens from our bosom take! What parched lands refresh as with a shower! We kneel, and all around us seems to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:5-10

Deliverance waiting on the assured hope of it. It is an obvious remark that all men are ingenuous with God. There is no thought of trying to mislead his judgment or escape his lidless eye. They know that he knows them, knows them truly, knows them thoroughly. Accordingly, when religious profession is false and religious converse is suppressive, and other religious acts are hollow and formal, secret prayer, if it be, offered at all, is both honest and open. Only tell us what a man says into... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:10

§ 2. The fish casts up Jonah alive on the shore read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:10

Spake unto the fish. The punishment having done its work, the fish is impelled by some secret influence to eject Jonah on the dry land, on the third day after he was swallowed ( Jonah 1:17 ). Some, who regard the Book of Jonah as an historical allegory, see in these three days an adumbration of the period of the Babylonish captivity, during which Israel was buried in darkness, and from which she rose to a new and happier life. They compare, as referring to the same transaction, Jeremiah... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jonah 2:10

And the Lord spake unto the fish - Psalms 148:8. Wind and storm fulfill His word. The irrational creatures have wills. God had commanded the prophet, and he disobeyed. God, in some way, commanded the fish. He laid His will upon it, and the fish immediately obeyed; a pattern to the prophet when He released him. “God’s will, that anything should be completed, is law and fulfillment and hath the power of law. Not that Almighty God commanded the fish, as He does us or the holy angels, uttering in... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jonah 2:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 2:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 2:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 2:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:2-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:5-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jonah 2:10

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