Jonah 3:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jonah 3:5-10

Here is I. A wonder of divine grace in the repentance and reformation of Nineveh, upon the warning given them of their destruction approaching. Verily I say unto you, we have not found so great an instance of it, no, not in Israel; and it will rise up in judgment against the men of the gospel?generation, and condemn them; for the Ninevites repented at the preaching of Jonas, but behold, a greater than Jonas is here, Matt. 12:41. Nay, it did condemn the impenitence and obstinacy of Israel at... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 3:6

For word came unto the king of Nineveh ,.... Who was not Sardanapalus, a very dissolute prince, and abandoned to his lusts; but rather Pul, the same that came against Menahem king of Israel, 2 Kings 15:19 , as Bishop Usher F19 Annales Vet. Test. A. M. 3233. Vid. Rollin's Ancient History, vol. 2. p. 30. thinks; to him news were brought that there was such a prophet come into the city, and published such and such things, which met with credit among the people; and that these, of all... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:6

Word came unto the king - This, some think, was Pul; others, Sardanapalus his son, king of Assyria, who flourished in the reign of Jeroboam the Second: but it seems more probable that the monarch here alluded to was a king of Assyria contemporary with Joash, king of Judah. It was by the decree of the king that the fast was instituted, and became general. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:6

Verse 6 It is uncertain whether Jonah had preached for some days in the city before it was known to the king. This is indeed the common opinion; for interpreters so expound the verse, which says that word was brought to the king, as though the king himself knew, that the whole city was in commotion through the preaching of Jonah: but the words admit of a different sense, that is that the preaching of Jonah immediately reached the king; and I am disposed to take this view, as Jonah seems here to... 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 3:4-10

A heathen city in sackcloth. Let us try to realize the scene. An Eastern city sleeps in the rosy morning light. Its moated ramparts tower a hundred feet in air, and, dotted with fifteen hundred lofty towers, sweep around it a length of over sixty miles. Already the gates are open for the early traffic, and conspicuous among the crowd a stranger enters. The stains of travel are on his dress, and he looks with curious awe at the figures of winged colossal bulls that keep silent symbolic... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:5-9

§ 3. The Ninevites hearken to the cry of Jonah, believe in God, and repent. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:5-9

The repentance of Nineveh. "So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them," etc. Here is Jonah in Nineveh alone against the world. Oh, the moral grandeur of the sight!—resting on God alone—"according to his faith it was to him"—marvellous success of his preaching, through Divine power working in him and through him. Observe the contrast to Noah and to Lot. He is like John the Baptist—a torch, setting... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:5-9

Jonah's successful ministry in Nineveh. With a quick and marvellous success was Jonah's ministry crowned. Doubtless the Ninevites knew how he had sought to escape his mission to them, and all the perilous and miraculous consequences of his flight. This seems clearly implied in our Lord's words, who says that Jonah was "a sign unto the Ninevites." And he only could be this in so far as they were acquainted with his history. He was "a sign" that Jehovah was not to be trifled with. If he, a ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:6

For word came; and the matter came ; ἤγγισεν ὁ λόγος , "the word came near". The tokens of penitence mentioned in Jonah 3:5 were not exhibited in obedience to any royal command. Rather, as the impression made by the prophet spread among the people, and as they adopted these modes of showing their sorrow, the news of the movement reached the king, and he put himself at the head of it. The reigning monarch was probably either Shalmaneser III . or one of the two who succeeded him,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jonah 3:5-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 3:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:4-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:5-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:5-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:5-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:6

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