Jonas 1:13-16 NVIPT

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jonah 1:11-17

It is plain that Jonah is the man for whose sake this evil is upon them, but the discovery of him to be so was not sufficient to answer the demands of this tempest; they had found him out, but something more was to be done, for still the sea wrought and was tempestuous (Jonah 1:11), and again (Jonah 1:13), it grew more and more tempestuous (so the margin reads it); for if we discover sin to be the cause of our troubles, and do not forsake it, we do but make bad worse. Therefore they went on... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:13

Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to bring it to the land , but they could not ,.... Or, "they digged" F12 ויחתרו "et fodiebant", Montanus, Calvin, Piscator, Tarnovius; "foderunt", Vatablus, Liveleus. ; that is, the waters of the sea with their oars; not by casting anchor, as Abendana; they used all their skill and exerted all their strength; they laboured with all their might and main, as a man digs in a pit; they ploughed the ocean, and furrowed the sea, as the Latins speak,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:14

Wherefore they cried unto the Lord ,.... Not unto their gods, but unto the true Jehovah, the God of Jonah, and of the Hebrews; whom they now, by this providence, and Jonah's discourse, had some convictions and knowledge of as the true God; and therefore direct their prayer to him, before they cast the prophet into the sea: and said, we beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee ; which repetition shows the ardent, vehemence, and earnestness of their minds in prayer: let us not perish for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:15

So they took up, Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea ,.... They took him out of the hold or cabin where he was, and brought him upon deck; they took him, not against his will, but with his full consent, and according to the direction and advice he gave them: "they", for there were more than one employed in this affair; one or more very probably took him by the legs, and others put their hands under his arm holes, and so threw him into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:16

Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly ,.... This was not a natural fear, as before, but a religious one; and not a servile fear, or a fear of punishment, but a reverential godly fear; for they feared him, not only because they saw his power in raising and stilling the tempest, but his goodness to them in saving them: and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord ; a spiritual sacrifice; the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving for a safe deliverance from the storm; for other sort of sacrifice... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:13

The men rowed hard - Were very unwilling to proceed to this extremity, and thought they would risk every thing rather than cast this disobedient prophet into the great deep. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:14

They cried unto the Lord - Under a conviction that he was the self-existing Being, the Maker of the heavens and the earth, and the author of the present storm, they put up their prayers to him. Let us not perish for this man's life - They were now about to cast him overboard; but seemed to call God to witness that it was with the utmost reluctance, and only in obedience to his command. There is a parallel passage in the Argonautics, which has been quoted to illustrate this: - Πολλα δε... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:16

Offered a sacrifice - The first perhaps ever offered on board a vessel since the ark floated on the waters of the great deluge; and it is most probable that these heathens, witnessing what was done, became sincere converts to the true God. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:13

Verse 13 This verse shows that the sailors and the rest were more inclined to mercy, when they saw that the holy Prophet was willing to undergo the punishment which he had deserved. When therefore, he confessed that he was guilty, and refused not to be punished, they became anxious to spare his life, though they were heathens, and also for the most part barbarians: and as each of them could not but be frightened with his immediate danger, the wonder is increased, that they had such regard for... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:14

Verse 14 I come now to the second verse. They cried, he says, to Jehovah and said, We beseech (30) , Jehovah, let us not perish, we pray, on account of the life of this man, and give not, that is, lay not, innocent blood upon us (31) The Prophet now expresses more fully why the sailors toiled so much to return to port, or to reach some shore, — they were already persuaded that Jonah was a worshipper of the true God, and not only this, but that he was a Prophet, inasmuch as he had told them, as... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jonah 1:11-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:14

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