Jonah 1:2

Jonah 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
• New International Version (NIV)“Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.”

Context of Jonah 1:2

1The word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.” 3But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. 4The Lord hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.

Jonah 1:2 word by word

ק֠וּם לֵ֧ךְ אֶל־נִֽינְוֵ֛ה הָעִ֥יר הַגְּדוֹלָ֖ה וּקְרָ֣א עָלֶ֑יהָ כִּֽי־עָלְתָ֥ה רָעָתָ֖ם לְפָנָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• Ninevehנִינְוֵהnîynevêh · NinevehH5210
• the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• cryקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• has comeעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• up beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Jonah 1:2

• Jonah 3:2“Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.”
• Jonah 4:11Should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know the difference between their right and left hand, as well as many animals?”
• Genesis 10:11From that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah,
• 2 Kings 19:36So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and returned home, and lived at Nineveh.
• Nahum 1:1The oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
• Nahum 2:1The one who scatters has come up against you. Man the fortress, watch the road; Strengthen your back, summon all your strength.
• Zephaniah 2:13And He will stretch out His hand against the north And destroy Assyria, And He will make Nineveh a desolation, Parched like the wilderness.
• Isaiah 58:1“Cry loudly, do not hold back; Raise your voice like a trumpet, And declare to My people their transgression And to the house of Jacob their sins.
• Jeremiah 1:7But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ Because everywhere I send you, you shall go, And all that I command you, you shall speak.
• Ezekiel 2:7But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.
• Ezekiel 3:5For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel,
• Micah 3:8On the other hand I am filled with power-- With the Spirit of the Lord-- And with justice and courage To make known to Jacob his rebellious act, Even to Israel his sin.
• Matthew 10:18and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
• Genesis 18:20And the Lord said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.
• Ezra 9:6and I said, “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, for our iniquities have risen above our heads and our guilt has grown even to the heavens.
• James 5:4Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Commentaries on Jonah 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Go to Nineveh - This was the capital of the Assyrian empire, and one of the most ancient cities of the world, Genesis 10:10; and one of the largest, as it was three days' journey in circumference. Ancient writers represent it as oblong; being in length one hundred and fifty stadia, and ninety in breadth, the compass being four hundred and eighty stadia. Now as the stadium is allowed to have been equal to our furlong, eight of which make a mile, this…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city - The Assyrian history, as far as it has yet been discovered, is very bare of events in regard to this period. We have as yet the names of three kings only for 150 years. But Assyria, as far as we know its history, was in its meridian. Just before the time of Jonah, perhaps ending in it, were the victorious reigns of Shalmanubar and Shamasiva; after him was that of Ivalush or Pul, the first aggressor upon Israel. It…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2By the time of Jonah, Nineveh already had a long history (see Genesis 10:12). It was an important city in the Assyrian Empire until it was destroyed in 612 BC (see Nahum 1–3). Nineveh’s ruins are across the Tigris River from the modern city of Mosul, Iraq. great city: See study note on Jonah 3:3.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. to Nineveh--east of the Tigris, opposite the modern Mosul. The only case of a prophet being sent to the heathen. Jonah, however, is sent to Nineveh, not solely for Nineveh's good, but also to shame Israel, by the fact of a heathen city repenting at the first preaching of a single stranger, Jonah, whereas God's people will not repent, though preached to by their many national prophets, late and early. Nineveh means "the residence of Ninus," that is…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Nineveh
• Nineveh, Ninevite
• Cry
• Raging
• Augury
• Jonah, the Book of
• Preacher; Preaching

Commentaries on Jonah 1

• 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
• John Wesley’s 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