Jonah 4:3 WEB

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

See here, I. How unjustly Jonah quarrelled with God for his mercy to Nineveh, upon their repentance. This gives us occasion to suspect that Jonah had only delivered the message of wrath against the Ninevites, and had not at all assisted or encouraged them in their repentance, as one would think he should have done; for when they did repent, and found mercy, 1. Jonah grudged them the mercy they found (Jonah 4:1): It displeased Jonah exceedingly; and (would you think it?) he was very angry, was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 4:3

Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me ,.... Or, "my soul" F24 את נפשי "animam meam", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellins, Piscator, Drusius, Cocceius. . This, as Drusius remarks, may be observed against those that think the soul is not immortal; for by this it appears that it my be taken from the body, and that it exists separate from it, and does not die with it; and since the body dies upon its removal, for "the body without the spirit is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 4:3

Take, I beseech thee, my life from me - נפשי את נא קח kach na eth naphshi , "Take, I beseech thee, even my Soul." Do not let me survive this disgrace. Thou hast spared this city. I thought thou wouldst do so, because thou art merciful and gracious, and it was on this account that I refused to go at first, as I knew that thou mightest change thy purpose, though thou hadst commanded me to make an absolute denunciation of judgment. God has left this example on record to show that an... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 4:3

Verse 3 We here see how angry Jonah was in his zeal: for this prayer cannot certainly be ascribed to his faith, as some think, who say that Jonah took a flight as it were in his soul to heaven, when he made this prayer, as though he dreaded not death, but having been divested of all fear, being free and disengaged, he presented himself to God. I do not think that the mind of Jonah was so heroic. There is indeed no doubt, as I have already said, but that he still retained some seed of piety; and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 4:1-3

Repining at God's mercy. A more mixed character than Jonah's it would not be easy to imagine. God's treatment of him, God's language to him, prove that he was regarded as a servant, as a prophet, of the Lord. His own prayers and thanksgivings indicated a nature in happy fellowship with the Eternal. Yet how lacking in human charity, in true submissiveness, in unselfishness! True to nature, the portrait is one very suggestive to the thoughtful reader, who is anxious to escape self and to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 4:1-4

1 . Jonah is grieved at the sparing of Nineveh, the expectation of which had led to his former flight, and complains of God's clemency. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 4:1-4

A misanthrope's case against Divine benevolence. It takes a good deal to make a man of God perfect. After a whole life's discipline the old man of sin will sometimes show his baleful features at the window of the soul. Jonah has just been figuring to our mind as a changed character, returned to his allegiance, going God's errand promptly, and doing his work with faithful zeal. But here he forfeits our good opinion, almost before it has had time to form. The patient's cure has been only... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 4:1-5

Jonah's grief. There "sat" Jonah, watching, displeased with the Ninevites' preservation, grieved at the gentle dealings of their Preserver. And God's only rebuke of him was the gentle question, "Doest thou well to be angry?" In his mood and conduct let us read our own. I. OUR DISPLEASURE . Have we never been displeased with God's ways? It may have been as patriots. It is easy to be resigned to judgments that come upon our country's enemies. We must beware—beware lest we encourage... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 4:1-11

JONAH 'S DISPLEASURE AND ITS CORRECTION . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 4:3

Take ... my life from me (comp. Jonah 4:8 ). Jonah throughout represents himself as petty, hasty, and self-willed, prone to exaggerate matters, and easily reduced to despair. Here, because his word is not fulfilled, he wishes to die, though he will not take his own life. In a different spirit Moses ( Exodus 32:32 ) is ready to die for his people's sake, and Elijah asked for death because his zeal for God had apparently wrought no effect ( 1 Kings 19:4 ). read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 4:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 4:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 4:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 4:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 4:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 4:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 4:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 4:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 4:3

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