Jonah 3:2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jonah 3:1-4

We have here a further evidence of the reconciliation between God and Jonah, and that it was a thorough reconciliation, though the controversy between them had run high. I. Jonah's commission is renewed and readily obeyed. 1. By this it appears that God was perfectly reconciled to Jonah, that he employed him again in his service; and the commission anew given him was an evidence of the remission of his former disobedience. Among men, it has been justly pleaded that the giving of a commission... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 3:2

Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city ,.... So it is called; See Gill on Jonah 1:2 . The order runs in the same words as before; and the same discouragements are presented to Jonah, taken from the greatness of the city, the number of its inhabitants, its being the metropolis of the Assyrian empire, and the seat of the greatest monarch on earth, to try his faith; but these had not the like effect as before; for he had now another spirit given him, not of fear, but of a sound mind; he... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:2

And preach unto it the preaching - הקריאה את וקרא vekera eth hakkeriah , "And cry the cry that I bid thee." Be my herald, and faithfully deliver my message. The word κηρυξ in Greek answers to the Hebrew קורא kore : both signifying a crier, a herald, a preacher; one that makes proclamation with a loud and earnest cry. Such was John Baptist, Isaiah 40:3 ; such was Jesus Christ, John 7:18-37; and such were all his apostles. And such earnestness becomes a ministry that has to do with... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:2

Verse 2 The command now follows, Arise, go to Nineveh, to that great city, and preach there the preaching which I command thee. (42) God again repeats what we have observed at the be ginning, — that Nineveh was a great city, that Jonah might provide himself with an invincible courage of mind, and come there well prepared: for it often happens, that many boldly undertake an office, but soon fail, because difficulties had not been sufficiently foreseen by them. Hence, when men find more hardships... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:1-3

§ 1. Jonah is sent a second time to Nineveh, and obeys the command. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:1-3

Peremptory reiteration and prompt obedience. We see Jonah entering here on the second stage of his strange career. And it is adjusted logically to the first. His recent experiences and their resulting sentiments form an obvious preparation for the duty next to hand. He has sinned and suffered and repented. He has deserted, and been captured and surrendered unconditionally. He has prayed, and been forgiven and set free. And it is natural that duty should be faced from a different standpoint... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:1-4

Jonah's second call. "And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee," etc. I. REINSTATEMENT OF THE PROPHET . "The word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time." Jonah's rebellion had had a twofold effect on his relations to God—broken up his personal fellowship with him, and suspended his official function as a prophet. God's grace restored him both personally and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:1-4

Jonah in Ninevah. I. A GREAT RESTORATION . After his recreancy to duty, who had been surprised if Jonah had been thrust out of the prophet's office? The guilt of his flight, the moral insensibility into which he had sunken, rendered him, many would think, unfit to be God's spokesman to men. But God had mercy on him. And saved, he had presently the assurance of it. He was reinstated in the prophet's office, and solemnly commissioned anew to the prophet's work. A " second time"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:1-10

Part III . JONAH 'S PREACHING IN NINEVEH ; THE REPENTANCE OF THE NINEVITES . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:2

That great city (see note on Jonah 1:2 ). Preaching ; rendered "cry" in Jonah 1:2 ; Septuagint, κήρυγμα . This time the proclamation is unto it, as interested in the message, not "against it," as doomed to destruction (Pusey). read more

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