Jonas 1:3-6 NVIPT

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

Observe, 1. The honour God put upon Jonah, in giving him a commission to go and prophesy against Nineveh. Jonah signifies a dove, a proper name for all God's prophets, all his people, who ought to be harmless as doves, and to mourn as doves for the sins and calamities of the land. His father's name was Amittai?My truth; for God's prophets should be sons of truth. To him the word of the Lord came?to him it was (so the word signifies), for God's word is a real thing; men's words are but wind,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jonah 1:4-10

When Jonah was set on ship-board, and under sail for Tarshish, he thought himself safe enough; but here we find him pursued and overtaken, discovered and convicted as a deserter from God, as one that had run his colours. I. God sends a pursuer after him, a mighty tempest in the sea, Jonah 1:4. God has the winds in his treasure (Ps. 135:7), and out of these treasures God sent forth, he cast forth (so the word is), with force and violence, a great wind into the sea; even stormy winds fulfil his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:3

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord ,.... He was not obedient to the heavenly vision; he rose up, but not to go to Nineveh, but to Tarshish, the reverse of it; to the sea, as the Targum, the Mediterranean sea, which lay west, as Nineveh was to the east. Tarshish sometimes is used for the sea; see Psalm 48:7 ; he determined to go to sea; he did not care where, or to what place he might find a ship bound; or to Tarsus in Cilicia, the birthplace of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:4

But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea ,.... He took a wind out of his treasures, and hurled it, as the word F23 הטיל "projecit", Mercerus, Drusius; "conjecit", Cocceius. signifies, into the sea: "into that sea" F24 בים "in mare illud", Mercerus. ; that part of it where the ship was Jonah was in. Winds are at the command of God, which he raises at his pleasure, and fulfil his will, and are servants of his that obey his orders: this here was sent in pursuit of Jonah,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:5

Then the mariners were afraid ,.... Perceiving that the storm was not an ordinary, but a supernatural one; and that the ship and all in it were in extreme danger, and no probability of being saved. This shows that the storm must be very violent, to frighten such men who were used to the sea, and to storms, and were naturally bold and intrepid. The word used signifies "salters", so called from the salt sea they used, as they are by us "mariners", from "mare", the "sea"; though R. Japhet in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:6

So the shipmaster came to him ,.... The master of the vessel, who had the command of it; or the governor of it, as Jarchi; though Josephus F4 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 9. c. 10. sect. 2.) distinguishes between the governor and the shipmaster: "the master of the ropers" F5 רב החבל "magister funalis", Munster; "magister funiculaiorum", so some in;Mercer; "magister funis", Calvin. , as it may be rendered; of the sailors, whose business it was to draw the ropes, to loose or gather... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:3

To flee unto Tarshish - Some say Tartessus, in Spain, near the straits of Gibraltar, others, Tarsus, in Cilicia; and others, Taprobana, or the island of Ceylon, formerly called Taprobah; and Tabrobavagh in Sanscrit, to the present day. And went down to Joppa - This place is celebrated as that where Andromeda, daughter of Cepheus, was chained to a rock, and exposed to be devoured by a sea-monster, from which she was delivered by the valor of Perseus. It is the nearest port to Jerusalem... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:4

A great wind - They were overtaken with a storm, which appears from the sequel to have come by the immediate direction of God. Like to be broken - They had nearly suffered shipwreck. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:5

Cried every man unto his god - The ship's crew were all heathens; and, it is probable, heathens who had each a different object of religious worship. Cast forth the wares - Threw the lading overboard to lighten the ship, hoping the better to ride out the storm. Jonah was gone down - Most probably into the hold or cabin under the deck; or where they had berths for passengers in the sides of the ship, something in the manner of our packets. Was fast asleep - Probably quite... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:6

The shipmaster - Either the captain or the pilot. Arise, call upon thy God - He supposed that Jonah had his god, as well as they had theirs; and that, as the danger was imminent, every man should use the influence he had, as they were all equally involved in it. read more

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jonah 1:4-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 1:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:6

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