Jonah 1:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the bellyg of the fish three days and three nights. ”

Jonah 1:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Now the Lord had (literally “And the Lord”) prepared - Jonah (as appears from his thanksgiving) was not swallowed at once, but sank to the bottom of the sea, God preserving him in life there by m...
Jonah 1:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the (m) belly of the fish three days and three nights. (m) Thus the Lord would chastise his Prophet with a most terrible...
Jonah 1:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jonah 1:1 to Jonah 2:1 ; Jonah 2:10 . Jonah vainly Seeks to Evade the Mission to which God Appoints Him. Jonah is bidden by Yahweh to proclaim judgment on Nineveh for its sin, but he hurries in...
Jonah 1:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

prepared . appointed, or assigned. From Hebrew. mdndh, to number. Hence, to appoint, as in Job 7:3 . Daniel 1:5 ; Daniel 1:10-11 . and Chaldee. mynah ( Daniel 5:25 ; Daniel 5:26 ). Compare J...
Jonah 1:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

What the Prophet here briefly relates ought to be carefully weighed by us. It is easily passed over, when we read in a few words that Jonah was swallowed up by a fish, and that he was there thr...
Jonah 1:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Now the Lord had prepared a great fish - דג גדול dag gadol. This could...
Jonah 1:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Now the Lord had prepared a great fish— That there are fishes large enough to swallow a man, there can be no question; the Scripture calls this a great fish, in the general, and therefore there i...
Jonah 1:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And...
Jonah 1:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Disobedience of Jonah 2. Nineveh] the world-famous capital of Assyria, on the Tigris. For its wickedness cp. Nahum 3 . 3 . Jonah seeks to escape from the unwelcome task, both because he hat...
Jonah 1:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Now the Lord. — In the Hebrew, Jonah 2 commences with this verse. Had prepared. — The pluperfect is misleading. Render appointed, and comp. Jonah 4:6-8 , where the same word is used of the...
Jonah 1:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE GREAT REFUSAL John 1:1-17 WE have now laid clear the lines upon which the Book of Jonah was composed. Its purpose is to illustrate God's grace to the heathen in face of His people's refusal...
Jonah 1:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Prayer from the Depths John 1:17 ; John 2:1-10 The great fish was probably a shark. He who sent the storm prepared the fish. Life is full of contrivances on the part of the great Lover of me...
Jonah 1:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In narrating his own experience on his mission to Nineveh, Jonah intended to teach his people the lesson of the inclusiveness of the divine government, and thus to rebuke their exclusive attitude tow...
Jonah 1:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I stay not to enquire what fish this was. Our Lord Jesus himself hath said it was a whale. Matthew 12:40 . Neither do I consider myself as called upon to show how Jonah could remain the time here sp...
Jonah 1:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah ,.... Not from the creation of the world, as say the Jews p; for this is to be understood, not of the formation or making of it; but of the...
Jonah 1:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Ver. 17. Now the Lord had prepared a great fish ] A whale, Matthew...
Jonah 1:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now the Lord prepared a great fish , &c. We have but an imperfect acquaintance with the natural history of fishes. However, it is a well-attested fact, that there are fishes, sharks, for instanc...
Jonah 1:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prophet Confesses His Folly; The Prophet Reads His Own Doom; The Prophet Cast into the Sea; Jonah's Preservation in the Fish's Belly. B. ...
Jonah 1:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Now, Heb. And . Prepared; created at first, say some; but what need that, when a mighty overgrown fish of a double age may do this; by God's will and appointment it attended the ship, and follow...
Jonah 1:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And YHWH prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly (innards) of the fish three days and three nights.' Meanwhile YHWH had not forgotten YHWH and as God of land and sea h...
Jonah 1:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES .] Jonah 1:11 . The sea ] “Not only increasingly tempestuous, but, like a thing alive and obeying its Master’s will, it was holding on its course, its wild waves tossing themselve...
Jonah 1:17 - Scofield Reference Notes

prepared Four prepared things. ( Jonah 4:6 ); ( Jonah 4:7 ); ( Jonah 4:8 ). great fish No miracle of Scripture has called forth so much unbelief. The issue is not between the doubter an...
Jonah 1:17 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Jonah 1-4 Jonah buried and risen a type of Christ. I. More than once in the course of our Lord's ministry, among different persons and for different objects, He makes use of the similitude of the...
Jonah 1:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jonah 1:1-3 . Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah ro...
Jonah 1:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jonah 1:1 . The word of the Lord came to Jonah. The word of prophecy, delivered by Christ, the preëxistent Word, as appears from his reasoning with the prophet when angry that Nineveh was spared....
Jonah 1:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. The crux of the miracle The real miracle was that Jonah should survive so long in his strange prison. “That violates the laws...
Jonah 1:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Jonah 1:1-32 Part I. THE MISSION OF JONAH . HIS DISOBEDIENCE AND PUNISHMENT . Jonah 1:1-32 § 1. Jonah is sent to Nineveh to cry against it; but he tries to a...
Jonah 1:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jonah and The Sea Monster
Jonah 1:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 1:21 ; Habakkuk 3:2 ; Jonah 4:6 ; Luke 11:30 ; Matthew 12:40 ; Matthew 16:4 ; Psalms 104:25 ; Psalms 104:26
Jonah 1:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Jonah, and the Calvary Message Jonah 1:12-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The message of Calvary is not the message of historical Scriptures alone. Beyond doubt, the final Chapter s of the Gospels, and...

Jonah 1:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jonah 1:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jonah 1:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jonah 1:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jonah 1:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jonah 1:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jonah 1:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jonah 1:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jonah 1:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jonah 1:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jonah 1:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jonah 1:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jonah 1:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jonah 1:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jonah 1:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jonah 1:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jonah 1:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jonah 1:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jonah 1:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jonah 1:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jonah 1:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jonah 1:17 - Scofield Reference Notes

Jonah 1:17 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Jonah 1:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jonah 1:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jonah 1:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jonah 1:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jonah 1:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jonah 1:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jonah 1:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary