Jonah 3:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedinga great city of three days' journey. ”

• Jonah 3:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And Jonah arose and went unto Nineveh - , ready to obey, as before to disobey. Before, when God said those same words, “he arose and fled;” now, “he arose and went.” True conversion shows the sam...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding (b) great city of three days' journey. (b) See Jonah 1:2

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• Jonah 3:3 - 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...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  three days, &c. i.e. in circuit.

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• Jonah 3:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  Jonah, by saying that he went to Nineveh according to God’s command, proves in the first place, as I have said, how great was the power and energy of his faith; for though Jonah had considered...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  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. Nineveh was an exceeding great city, of three days' journey -...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city— The account here given of Nineveh is confirmed by the testimony of heathen authors. Strabo says, that Nineveh was much greater even than Babylon: and Diodor...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  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 t...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Repentance and Pardon of the Ninevites 3. An exceeding great city] lit. 'great unto God,' i.e. regarded as great by God: cp. Genesis 10:1 . Of three days' journey ] i.e. in breadth. 8 . Even...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Now Nineveh was ... — The past tense here certainly seems to imply that at the time in which the author wrote the city was no longer in existence, but the force of a Hebrew tense is not to be estima...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE REPENTANCE OF THE CITY John 3:1-10 HAVING learned, through suffering, his moral kinship with the ‘heathen, and having offered his life for some of them, Jonah receives a second command to g...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  a Repentant City John 3:1-10 Peter was not only forgiven, but restored to his office; so also was Jonah again sent to Nineveh. Thank God for our second chances! There was no hesitancy this time...

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• Jonah 3:3 - 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...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  According to all historians, this city was greater than Babylon, and yet in gross darkness respecting divine things. Reader! think of the mercies of our land! And then stand amazed at the wonderful s...

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• Jonah 3:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord ,.... He was no longer disobedient to the heavenly vision; being taught by the rod, he acts according to the word; he is now...

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• Jonah 3:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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. Ver. 3. So Jonah arose and went unto Nineveh ] He went not...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And the word of the Lord , &c. After Jonah had been well chastised for his disobedience, and was set at liberty, as recorded in the preceding chapter, the divine call to him to prophesy was repe...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Jonah's Mission Renewed; The Prophet's Mission to Nineveh. B. C. 840.       1 And the word of...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  So, Heb. And ; as God commands and directs, so Jonah with ready, resolved, and obedient mind sets about the work. Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh; though it was a long journey, yet three week...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  A Changed Jonah Obeys God And Goes To Nineveh Proclaiming Its Overthrow Within Forty Days, With The Result That (To Jonah's Chagrin) Nineveh Repents ( Jonah 3:1-10 ). Jonah was no longer rebelliou...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.] Jonah 3:3 . Went ] I am made wiser by correction. Great city ] Lit. great to God. Some great through God, i.e. through his favour; others great before God. “It was most na...

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• Jonah 3:3 - 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...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Jonah 3:1-2 . And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. There is no preaching li...

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• Jonah 3:3 - 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,...

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• Jonah 3:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

  So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the Word of the Lord. Obedient at last (for children) Introduce by description of Jonah’s conduct and history. Dwell on his call, flight, per...

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• Jonah 3:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Jonah 3:1-32 Part III . JONAH 'S PREACHING IN NINEVEH ; THE REPENTANCE OF THE NINEVITES . Jonah 3:1-32 § 1. Jonah is sent a second time to Nineveh, and obe...

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• Jonah 3:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  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 commiss...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Timothy 4:11 ; Genesis 22:3 ; Genesis 30:8 ; Matthew 21:28 ; Matthew 21:29 ; Psalms 36:6 ; Psalms 80:10

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• Jonah 3:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  On to Nineveh Jonah 3:1-10 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...

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• Jonah 3:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Exceeding great — The greatest city of the known world at that day, it was then in its flourishing state greater than Babylon, whose compass was three hundred eighty — five furlongs, but Nineveh wa...

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