Jon 1 | TSK | STEP | Jonah, sent to Nineveh, flees to Tarshish. He is bewrayed by a tempest; thrown into the sea; and swallowed by a fish. Jonah. Jonas.

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they shall.As the Jews, after their return from Babylon, were driven from their land by the Romans, this can only refer to their future conversion and restoration, and to the security and peace of the church.

Isa 60:21; Jer 24:6; 32:41; Eze 34:28; 37:25; Joe 3:20; Mic 4:4

1 Jonah, sent to Nineveh, flees to Tarshish.

4 He is bewrayed by a tempest;

11 thrown into the sea;

17 and swallowed by a fish.

Jonah.

2Ki 14:25; Mt 12:39; 16:4; Lu 11:29,30,32

Jonas.

Nineveh.

3:2; 4:11; Ge 10:11; 2Ki 19:36; Na 1:1; 2:1-3:19; Zep 2:13-15

cry.

3:2; Isa 58:1; Jer 1:7-10; Eze 2:7; 3:5-9; Mic 3:8; Mt 10:18

for.

Ge 18:20,21; Ezr 9:6; Jas 5:4; Re 18:5

to flee.

4:2; Ex 4:13,14; 1Ki 19:3,9; Jer 20:7-9; Eze 3:14; Lu 9:62; Ac 15:38

26:19; 1Co 9:16

from.

Ge 3:8; 4:16; Job 1:12; 2:7; Ps 139:7-12; 2Th 1:9

Joppa.

Jos 19:46; 2Ch 2:16; Ac 9:36

Tarshish.As Jonah embarked at Joppa, a seaport on the Mediterranean, it was probably either Tarsus in Cilicia, or rather Tartessus in Spain, to which he intended to flee. When we reflect how such a message would be received in the streets of London at this day, we shall not wonder at the prophet's reluctance to announce the destruction of the proud and idolatrous Nineveh.

Isa 2:16; 23:1,6,10; 60:9; Eze 27:12

the Lord.

Ex 10:13,19; 14:21; 15:10; Nu 11:31; Ps 107:24-31; 135:7; Am 4:13

Mt 8:24-27; Ac 27:13-20

sent out. Heb. cast forth. like. Heb. thought.

cried.

6,14,16; 1Ki 18:26; Isa 44:17-20; 45:20; Jer 2:28; Ho 7:14

and cast.

Job 2:4; Ac 27:18,19,38; Php 3:7,8

the sides.

1Sa 24:3

and was.

Jud 16:19; Mt 25:5; 26:40,41,43,45; Lu 22:45,46

What.

Isa 3:15; Eze 18:2; Ac 21:13; Ro 13:11; Eph 5:14

arise.

Ps 78:34; 107:6,12,13,18-20,28,29; Jer 2:27,28; Mr 4:37-41

if.

3:9; 2Sa 12:22; Es 4:16; Joe 2:11; Am 5:15

every.

Jud 7:13,14; Isa 41:6,7

and let.

Jos 7:14-18; Jud 20:9,10; 1Sa 10:20,21; 14:41,42; Es 3:7; Ps 22:18

Pr 16:33; Mt 27:35; Ac 1:23-26; 13:19

for.

Jos 7:10,13; 22:16-20; 1Sa 14:38,39; Job 10:2

and the.

Nu 32:23; Jos 7:18; 1Co 4:5

Tell.

Jos 7:19; 1Sa 14:43; Jas 5:16

What is thine.

Ge 47:3; 1Sa 30:13

I am.

Ge 14:13; 39:14; Php 3:5

and I.

2Ki 17:25,28,32-35; Job 1:9; Ho 3:5; Ac 27:23; Re 15:4

the Lord. or, Jehovah. the God.

Ezr 1:2; 5:11; 7:12,13; Ne 1:4; 2:4; Ps 136:26; Da 2:18,19,44

Re 11:13; 16:11

which.

Ne 9:6; Ps 95:5,6; 146:5,6; Ac 14:15; 17:23-25

were.

Joh 19:8

exceedingly afraid. Heb. afraid, with great fear.

Da 5:6-9

Why.

Jos 7:25; 2Sa 24:3

he fled.

3; Job 27:22

What.

1Sa 6:2,3; 2Sa 21:1-6; 24:11-13; Mic 6:6,7

calm unto us. Heb. silent from us. wrought, and wastempestuous. or, grew more and more tempestuous. Heb. went and was, etc.

Take.

2Sa 24:17; Joh 11:50

for.

Jos 7:12,20,21; 1Ch 21:17; Ec 9:18; Ac 27:24

Nevertheless the.There was great humanity and tender feeling in these men. They were probably affected deeply with the candid confession, the disinterested, submissive conduct of the disobedient prophet, and were unwilling to cast him into the deep, until they found that every effort to save themselves was in vain.

rowed. Heb. digged. but.

Job 34:29; Pr 21:30

they.

5,16; Ps 107:28; Isa 26:16

let.

Ge 9:6; De 21:8; Ac 28:4

for.

Ps 115:3; 135:6; Da 4:34,35; Mt 11:26; Eph 1:9,11

they.

Jos 7:24-26; 2Sa 21:8,9

and the.

Ps 89:9; 93:3,4; 107:29; Mt 8:26; Lu 8:24