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A.Go to Nineveh — and he paid the fare to Tarshishvv. 1-3

1 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.” 3 Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.

B.A storm, a sleeping prophet, and lots that fall on himvv. 4-10

4 Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart. 5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. 6 The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.” 7 “Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8 “Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?” 9 “I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.” 10 Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

C.Thrown into the sea, and the sea grew calmvv. 11-16

11 Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?” 12 “Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.” 13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more. 14 So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.” 15 At this, they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm. 16 Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.

D.A great fish prepared, and three days in its bellyv. 17

17 Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.

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Chapter summary

'Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it'.

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'Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it'. And Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah, the wrong direction with a paid ticket. Everything after is downward: down to Joppa, down into the ship, down into sleep. Jehovah hurls a great wind; pagan sailors pray and jettison cargo while the prophet snores, until the captain wakes him: 'What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God.' The lot exposes him and his own confession convicts him: 'I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.' Thrown overboard, the sea stills, and a prepared great fish swallows him three days and three nights.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Prophecy · Jonah — Jonah overview

  • A. 1–3 Go to Nineveh — and he paid the fare to Tarshish
  • B. 4–10 A storm, a sleeping prophet, and lots that fall on him
  • C. 11–16 Thrown into the sea, and the sea grew calm
  • D. 17 A great fish prepared, and three days in its belly
Top cross-references8 chapters ▾
  • Luke 113 verses
    • Luke 11:29As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
    • Luke 11:30For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
    • Luke 11:32The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
    • Read Luke 11 →
  • Joshua 73 verses
    • Joshua 7:12This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.
    • Joshua 7:13Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.
    • Joshua 7:19So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
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  • Psalms 1072 verses
  • 2 Kings 141 verse
    • 2 Kings 14:25This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.
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Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.