Affliction — Straits with which he was encompassed, his body and
mind being both shut up, the one by the monstrous dungeon of the
fish's belly, and the other by the terrors of the Almighty. Heardest
my voice — Of which undoubtedly God gave him an assurance in his own
soul.... [ Continue Reading ]
I said — With myself, I thought in the midst of my fears and
sufferings. Cast out — Cut off from all hope of life, and as it were
forgotten of God. I will look — Toward heaven.... [ Continue Reading ]
The weeds — It seems to mean, my case was as hopeless as that of a
man wrapt about with weeds in the depth of the sea.... [ Continue Reading ]
I went down — The fish carried him down as deep in the sea as are
the bottoms of the mountains. With her bars — I seemed to be
imprisoned where the bars that secured were as durable as the rocks,
which they were made of. Yet — By what was first my danger, thou
hast wonderfully secured me. From corru... [ Continue Reading ]
Thine holy temple — Heaven, the temple of his glory, whence God
gives the command for his delivery.... [ Continue Reading ]
They — Whoever they are that depend upon idols. Mercy — The Lord,
who is to all that depend upon him, the fountain of living waters; who
is an eternal fountain of mercy, and flows freely to all that wait for
him.... [ Continue Reading ]
Vowed — Which probably was to go to Nineveh, and preach what God
commanded him. The Lord — He only can save.... [ Continue Reading ]
Spake — Though fishes understand not as man, yet they have ears to
hear their Creator.... [ Continue Reading ]