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Jonah 2:10
10And Jehovah commanded the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land].
Jonah 2:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
- New International Version (NIV)And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
Context of Jonah 2:10
8They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. 9But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah. And Jehovah commanded the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land].
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה לַדָּ֑ג וַיָּקֵ֥א אֶת־יוֹנָ֖ה אֶל־הַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Jonah 2:10
- Jonah 1:17And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
- Genesis 1:3And God said, Let there be light. And there was light.
- Psalms 33:9For he spoke, and it was [done]; he commanded, and it stood fast.
- Psalms 105:31He spoke, and there came dog-flies, [and] gnats in all their borders.
- Isaiah 50:2Wherefore did I come, and there was no man? I called, and there was none to answer? Is my hand at all shortened that I cannot redeem, or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make rivers a wilderness; their fish stink because there is no water, and die for thirst.
- Matthew 8:8And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter under my roof; but only speak a word, and my servant shall be healed.
Commentaries on Jonah 2:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10And the Lord spake unto the fish - That is, by his influence the fish swam to shore, and cast Jonah on the dry land. So the whole was a miracle from the beginning to the end; and we need not perplex ourselves to find out literal interpretations; such as, "When Jonah was thrown overboard he swam for his life, earnestly praying God to preserve him from drowning; and by his providence he was thrown into a place of fish - a fishing cove, where he was for a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And the Lord spake unto the fish - Psalm 148:8. Wind and storm fulfill His word. The irrational creatures have wills. God had commanded the prophet, and he disobeyed. God, in some way, commanded the fish. He laid His will upon it, and the fish immediately obeyed; a pattern to the prophet when He released him. “God‘s will, that anything should be completed, is law and fulfillment and hath the power of law. Not that Almighty God commanded the fish, as He…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10Verse 10 Jonah's deliverance may be considered as an instance of God's power over all the creatures. As an instance of God's mercy to a poor penitent, who in distress prays to him: and as a type and figure of Christ's resurrection. Amidst all our varying experiences, and the changing scenes of life; we should look by faith, fixedly, upon our once suffering and dying, but now risen and ascended Redeemer. Let us confess our sins, consider Christ's…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. upon the dry land--probably on the coast of Palestine.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jonah 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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