Jonah 1:9 BSB — MannaFest

Jonah 1:9

“I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.

KJV

And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

I am an Hebrew - This was the name by which Israel was known to foreigners. It is used in the Old Testament, only when they are spoken of by foreigners, or speak of themselves to foreigners, or when the sacred writers mention them in contrast with foreigners . So Joseph spoke of his land Gen 40:15, and the Hebrew midwives Exo 1:19, and Moses’ sister Exo 2:7, and God in His commission to Moses Exo 3:18; Exo 7:16; Exo 9:1 as to Pharaoh, and Moses in fulfilling it Exo 5:

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Jonah was but the reflection of Israel's backsliding from God, and so must bear the righteous punishment. The guilt of the minister is the result of that of the people, as in Moses' case (De 4:21). This is what makes Jonah a suitable type of Messiah, who bore the imputed sin of the people.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	'a.lei.Hem	to them	H413 →
עִבְרִ֣י	'iv.Ri	[am] a Hebrew	H5680 →
אָנֹ֑כִי	'a.No.khi	I	H595 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
יְהוָ֞ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֤י	'e.lo.Hei	[the] God of	H430 →
הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙	ha.sha.Ma.yim	the heavens	H8064 →
אֲנִ֣י	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
יָרֵ֔א	ya.Re'	[am] fearing	H3373 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	who	H834 →
עָשָׂ֥ה	'a.Sah	he made	H6213 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַיָּ֖ם	hai.Yam	the sea	H3220 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃	hai.ya.ba.Shah	the dry land	H3004 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Nehemiah 9:6
You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give…
leads to
- Isaiah 37:16
  “O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
- Genesis 1:1
  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Revelation 4:11
  “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”
- Deuteronomy 10:14
  Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it.
- Deuteronomy 6:4
  Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
Through
Nehemiah 1:4
When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
leads to
- Daniel 9:3
  So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
- Psalms 137:1
  By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
- Ezra 10:1
  While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.