Jonah 1:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? ”

Jonah 1:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Tell us, for whose cause - Literally “for what to whom.” It may be that they thought that Jonah had been guilty toward some other. The lot had pointed him out. The mariners, still fearing to do w...
Jonah 1:8 - 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 1:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

for whose cause, &c.. for what cause. The lot had told them the person, but not the "cause". So they appeal to Jonah.
Jonah 1:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

After the lot fell on Jonah, they doubted not but that he was the guilty person, any more than if he had been a hundred times proved to be so: for why did they cast lots, except that they were...
Jonah 1:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? Tell...
Jonah 1:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For whose cause— Wherefore, or on what account. Houbigant.
Jonah 1:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? Then...
Jonah 1:8 - 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 1:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For whose cause ... — The Hebrew idiom is peculiar, on account of which to whom; but in this verse, when addressed by the sailors to the prophet, it is expressed in a more elegant form than when u...
Jonah 1:8 - 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 1:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Fleeing from God and Duty John 1:1-16 Jonah is mentioned in 2 Kings 14:25 . He was clearly very patriotic, and did not despair of his country in its darkest days. This commission to Nineveh wa...
Jonah 1:8 - 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 1:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

There is somewhat very interesting in this history, simply as an history, but considered spiritually it riseth in importance. When in the threatened shipwreck of our whole nature by reason of the fal...
Jonah 1:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then they said unto him, tell us, we pray thee ,.... They did not fall upon him at once in an outrageous manner, and throw him overboard; as it might be thought such men would have done, considering...
Jonah 1:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil [is] upon us; What [is] thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what [is] thy country? and of what people [art] thou? Ver...
Jonah 1:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Come, and let us cast lots “The sailors betake themselves to this practice, because they see that there is something supernatural in the tempest: whence they conclude that it arose on account of so...
Jonah 1:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prophet in the Storm; The Prophet Convicted by the Lot. B. C. 840. 4 But the L ORD...
Jonah 1:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Then said they unto him; when the lot pointed out Jonah, these mariners all are satisfied that he was the man, that heaven had determined that grand inquiry, and accordingly they treat with him. T...
Jonah 1:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Then they said to him, “Tell us, we pray you, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation, and from where do you come? What is your country, and of what people are you?” Convinced t...
Jonah 1:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES .] Jonah 1:8 . Tell ] How urgent and earnest this examination! Fit questions for our own hearts! Jonah 1:9 . Hebrew ] A name by which an Israelite was known to foreigners ( Ge...
Jonah 1:8 - 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 1:8 - 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 1:8 - 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 1:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

What is thine occupation? What is thine occupation? In secular life God intends every man to have an occupation. So too in the Christian life. The world of sin inquires of the Church, “What is...
Jonah 1:8 - 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 1:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jonah's Commission And Flight
Jonah 1:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 14:43 ; 1 Samuel 30:13 ; Genesis 47:3 ; James 5:16 ; Joshua 7:19
Jonah 1:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Jonah, the Book of Divine Revelations Jonah 1:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We want, as we enter into the Book of Jonah, to speak of its historicity. There are many today who relegate this most marv...

Jonah 1:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jonah 1:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jonah 1:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jonah 1:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jonah 1:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jonah 1:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jonah 1:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jonah 1:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jonah 1:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jonah 1:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jonah 1:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jonah 1:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jonah 1:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jonah 1:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jonah 1:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jonah 1:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jonah 1:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jonah 1:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jonah 1:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jonah 1:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jonah 1:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Jonah 1:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jonah 1:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jonah 1:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jonah 1:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jonah 1:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jonah 1:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jonah 1:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary