Jonah 3:1

Jonah 3:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying,

Context of Jonah 3:1

The Lord said to Jonah a second time, 2“Go immediately to Nineveh, that large city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” 3So Jonah went immediately to Nineveh, as the Lord had said. (Now Nineveh was an enormous city – it required three days to walk through it!)

Jonah 3:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֧י דְבַר־יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־יוֹנָ֖ה שֵׁנִ֥ית לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• came unto Jonahיוֹנָהyônâh · JonahH3124
• the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• time, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Jonah 3:1

• Jonah 1:1The Lord said to Jonah son of Amittai,
• John 21:15Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these do?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus told him, “Feed my lambs.”

Commentaries on Jonah 3:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1And the word of the Lord - The same oracle as that before given; and which, from what he had felt and seen of the justice and mercy of the Lord, he was now prepared to obey.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1And the word of the Lord came a second time to Jonah - o“Jonah, delivered from the whale, doubtless went up to Jerusalem to pay his vows and thank God there. Perhaps he hoped that God would be content with this his punishment and repentance, and that He would not again send him to Nineveh.” Anyway, he was in some settled home, perhaps again at Gath-hepher. For God bids him, “Arise, go”. “But one who is on his way, is not bidden to arise and go.” God may…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Jonah sent again to Nineveh, preaches there. (1-4) Nineveh is spared upon the repentance of the inhabitants. (5-10) Verses 1-4 God employs Jonah again in his service. His making use of us is an evidence of his being at peace with us. Jonah was not disobedient, as he had been. He neither endeavoured to avoid hearing the command, nor declined to obey it. See here the nature of repentance; it is the change of our mind and way, and a return to our work and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The second part of the book begins in the same way as the first part (see Jonah 1:1–2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-102. preach ... the preaching--literally, "proclaim the proclamation." On the former occasion the specific object of his commission to Nineveh was declared; here it is indeterminate. This is to show how freely he yields himself, in the spirit of unconditional obedience, to speak whatever God may please.Read the comment

Topics related to Jonah 3:1

• Assyria
• Minister, Christian
• Missions
• Prophecy
• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Jonah
• Lay
• Mightily
• Jonah, the Book of
• preach, preaching, preacher, proclaim, proclamation

Commentaries on Jonah 3

• 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