Jonah 3:1
_AND THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME UNTO JONAH THE SECOND TIME, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME UNTO JONAH THE SECOND TIME, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. ARISE, GO UNTO NINEVEH, THAT GREAT CITY, AND PREACH UNTO IT THE PREACHING - literally, proclaim the proclamation. On the former occasion the specific object of his commission to Nineveh was declared; here... [ Continue Reading ]
So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey. SO JONAH AROSE, AND WENT UNTO NINEVEH, ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF THE LORD - like the son who was at first disobedient to the father's command, "Go work in my vi... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. A DAY'S JOURNEY - not going straight forward without stopping: for the city was but eighteen miles in length; but stopping in his progress from time to time to announce... [ Continue Reading ]
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. SO THE PEOPLE OF NINEVEH BELIEVED GOD - gave credit to Jonah's message from God; thus recognizing Yahweh as the true God. Literally, 'believed IN God,' which e... [ Continue Reading ]
For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. FOR WORD CAME UNTO THE KING OF NINEVEH, AND HE AROSE FROM HIS THRONE, AND HE LAID HIS ROBE FROM HIM, AND COVERED HIM WITH SACKCLOTH. "Word" in He... [ Continue Reading ]
And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: AND HE CAUSED IT TO BE PROCLAIMED AND PUBLISHED THROUGH NINEVEH BY THE DECREE OF THE KING... [ Continue Reading ]
But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. AND CRY MIGHTILY UNTO GOD; YEA, LET THEM TURN. Prayer without reformation is a mockery of God (Ps. 56:18; ). Prayer, on the ot... [ Continue Reading ]
Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? WHO CAN TELL IF GOD WILL TURN AND REPENT, AND TURN AWAY FROM HIS FIERCE ANGER, THAT WE PERISH NOT? - (cf. , "Who knoweth if He will return and repent?") Their acting on a vague possibility of God's... [ Continue Reading ]
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not. AND GOD SAW THEIR WORKS, THAT THEY TURNED FROM THEIR EVIL WAY; AND GOD REPENTED OF THE EVIL. When the message was sent to them, they were so... [ Continue Reading ]