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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jonah 3:5

Believed God. — Or, believed in God. Notice again an implied contrast to the dulness of the Jews, who were “slow to believe” the prophetic warnings addressed to themselves.

Proclaimed a fast. — Apparently on a spontaneous resolution of the people themselves. (See Note to Jonah 3:6.) The fast would no doubt be for one day, according to the Jewish and the general Oriental custom.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Jonah 3:5. _THE PEOPLE OF NINEVEH BELIEVED GOD_] They had no doubt that the threatening would be fulfilled, unless their speedy conversion prevented it; but, though not expressed, they knew tha...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND THE PEOPLE OF NINEVEH BELIEVED GOD; - strictly, “believed in God.” To “believe in God” expresses more heart-belief, than to “believe God” in itself need convey. To believe God is to believe what G...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 3 Jonah Preaching in Nineveh _ 1. The repeated commission and Jonah's obedience (John 3:1) _ 2. The repentance and salvation of Nineveh (John 3:4) John 3:1. And now after Jonah's death and...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JONAH 3. THE NINEVITES REPENT AT THE PREACHING OF JONAH. When the prophet is bidden a second time to carry God's message to Nineveh, he knows that it is useless to disobey. Accordingly he takes the ti...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    PEOPLE. men. Hebrew pl of _'enosh_. App-14. BELIEVED. Heb _Aman_. App-69. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim_. App-4. PROCLAIMED. FAST. Professor Rawlings has shown just at this time Nineveh was in. time of troub...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Jonah 3:1-10. Jonah's Preaching and its result Sent a second time by God on a mission to Nineveh, Jonah promptly obeys, Jonah 3:1 _a_. He enters into Nineveh and delivers his message, Jonah 3:3;...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Happy Result of Jonah's Preaching 5. _believed God_ Or, BELIEVED IN GOD. Three things their faith certainly embraced. They believed in the God of the Hebrews, as the true God. They believed in His...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _THE PEOPLE OF NINEVEH REPENTED-- JONAH 3:4-5:_ Jonah went a day's journey into the city of Nineveh and then began his preaching. It sounds as if he reached the thickly populated part of town and then...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    SO THE PEOPLE OF NINEVEH BELIEVED GOD— The fame of the wonderful works which God had wrought for the Jews, was spread over the eastern parts of the world. This might induce the Ninevites to hearken to...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    GOD'S MESSENGER RUNNING WITH GOD THE CONSEQUENCE OF REPENTANCE TEXT: Jonah 3:5-10 5 And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of th...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַֽ יַּאֲמִ֛ינוּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י נִֽינְוֵ֖ה בֵּֽ אלֹהִ֑ים...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Immediately Jonah was again charged to go to Nineveh. There is a fine revelation of the patient grace of God toward His servant in the statement, "The word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time....

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    So the people of Nineveh (d) believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. (d) For he declared that he was a Prophet sent to them fro...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _God. They were convinced that he had wrought such wonders in the person of Jonas, with a desire of their welfare, particularly as he allowed them some delay. Accordingly they did penance for about fo...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    What! But the sovereign grace of God could have induced such effects! What nation, what kingdom or people shall we look to, for similar humblings, at the preaching of a poor despised Prophet? Do we no...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Brown Commentaries Selected Books of the Bible

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    One thing, escaped me in the third verse: Jonah said that Nineveh was a city _great to God_. This form of speech is common in Scripture: for the Hebrews call that Divine, whatever it be, that is super...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    And now the second testimony begins. All that Israel could have been, all that belonged to man as responsible in himself, as far as testimony was concerned, has failed for ever. Christ Himself, the fa...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    So the people of Nineveh believed God, they accepted His word, they were filled with a wholesome fear, AND PROCLAIMED A FAST, as an outward evidence of their sorrow, AND PUT ON SACKCLOTH, the garment...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    JONAH'S MESSAGE TO THE NINEVITES AND ITS RESULTS. The disobedient prophet had received a severe lesson at the hand of God, but he now profited by this lesson and was ready to undertake the commission...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    5-10 There was a wonder of Divine grace in the repentance and reformation of Nineveh. It condemns the men of the gospel generation, Matthew 12:41. A very small degree of light may convince men that h...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SO, Heb. _And_, THE PEOPLE OF NINEVEH; the inhabitants who heard; they first believed who first heard, and successively others as soon as they heard. BELIEVED GOD, speaking by his prophet; they knew t...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Jonah 3:5 people H582 Nineveh H5210 believed H539 (H8686) God H430 proclaimed H7121 (H8799) fast H6685 put...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Jonah 3:4. _Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown._ The LXX read “three days,” and they are followed by most of the Greek fathers. But three days is thought to be an error of the scribe, for...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _So the people of Nineveh believed God._ BELIEF INSPIRED BY FEAR How came the Ninevites to believe God, as no hope of salvation was given them? For there can be no faith without an acquaintance with...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] JONAH 3:5. BELIEVED] Lit. _in_ God, in his word; trusted in him. SACKCLOTH] The attire of deep mourning, irritating to the body. Fasting and sackcloth customary in humiliation (1 King...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • The Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

    A spirit of reckless levity and unbelief might still have led the people to treat all with indifference, and to add to their other sins by rejecting the Lord's messenger as a false witness, and one th...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh (Jonah 3...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Chronicles 20:3; Acts 27:25; Acts 8:10; Exodus 9:18; Ezra 8:21;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    ON TO NINEVEH Jonah 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Our opening verse says, "The Word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time." These words bring to us the thought of a second chance. We are reminded...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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