Jonah 2:10

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

8Idols cannot help. People who worship them have turned away from a faithful God. 9But as for me, I will sing to thank you. I will offer a sacrifice to you. I will do everything that I have promised to do. The Lord is the one who saves people!’ Then the Lord told the great fish to spit Jonah out from its stomach. So it dropped Jonah onto the shore.

Jonah 2:10 word by word

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה לַדָּ֑ג וַיָּקֵ֥א אֶת־יוֹנָ֖ה אֶל־הַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• spakeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the fishדָּגdâg dâ'g · fishH1709
• and it vomited outקִיאqô' qâyâh · to vomitH6958
• Jonahיוֹנָהyônâh · JonahH3124
• upon the dryיַבָּשָׁהyabbâώâh · dry landH3004

Cross-references for Jonah 2:10

• Jonah 1:17But the Lord sent a great fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was inside the fish's stomach for three days and three nights.
• Genesis 1:3God said, ‘There will be light!’ And there was light.
• Psalms 33:9The Lord spoke, and the world began! He spoke his command, and everything became fixed in its place.
• Psalms 105:31The Lord commanded flies and gnats to cover the whole country.
• Isaiah 50:2Nobody was there to meet me, when I came to help you. When I called out to you, nobody answered me. Do you think that my arm is too weak to rescue you? Am I not strong enough to save you? Look! I can speak to the sea so that it becomes dry! I can cause rivers to become deserts. Then the fish die because they have no water.
• Matthew 8:8But the officer answered, ‘Sir, I am not good enough for you to come into my house. Instead, just say that my servant will get better. I know that he will then be well again.

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

Topics related to Jonah 2:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Miracles
• Resurrection

In the dictionaries

• Jonah
• Bar
• Close
• Depth
• Fish
• Hell
• Vomit
• Jonah, the Book of
• oath, vow, swear, swearing, swear by, sworn

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