Jonah 3:2

Jonah 3:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
• New International Version (NIV)“Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.”

Context of Jonah 3:2

1The Lord said to Jonah a second time, “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!) 4When Jonah began to enter the city one day’s walk, he announced, “At the end of forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!”

Jonah 3:2 word by word

ק֛וּם לֵ֥ךְ אֶל־נִֽינְוֵ֖ה הָעִ֣יר הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה וִּקְרָ֤א אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ אֶת־הַקְּרִיאָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י דֹּבֵ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• unto Ninevehנִינְוֵהnîynevêh · NinevehH5210
• that greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and preachקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• unto it the preachingקְרִיאָהqerîy'âh · proclamationH7150
• that I bidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for Jonah 3:2

• Jonah 1:2“Go immediately to Nineveh, that large capital city, and announce judgment against its people because their wickedness has come to my attention.”
• Zephaniah 2:13The Lord will attack the north and destroy Assyria. He will make Nineveh a heap of ruins; it will be as barren as the desert.
• Jeremiah 1:17“But you, Jeremiah, get yourself ready! Go and tell these people everything I instruct you to say. Do not be terrified of them, or I will give you good reason to be terrified of them.
• Jeremiah 15:19Because of this, the Lord said, “You must repent of such words and thoughts! If you do, I will restore you to the privilege of serving me. If you say what is worthwhile instead of what is worthless, I will again allow you to be my spokesman. They must become as you have been. You must not become like them.
• Ezekiel 2:7You must speak my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.
• Ezekiel 3:17“Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must give them a warning from me.
• Matthew 3:8Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance,
• John 5:14After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “Look, you have become well. Don’t sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you.”

Commentaries on Jonah 3:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2And preach unto it the preaching - הקריאה את וקרא vekera eth hakkeriah, "And cry the cry that I bid thee." Be my herald, and faithfully deliver my message. The word in Greek answers to the Hebrew קורא kore : both signifying a crier, a herald, a preacher; one that makes proclamation with a loud and earnest cry. Such was John Baptist, Isaiah 40:3; such was Jesus Christ, John 7:18-37; and such were all his apostles. And such earnestness becomes a ministry…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Arise, go to Nineveh that great city, and preach (or cry) unto it - God says to Jonah the self-same words which He had said before; only perhaps He gives him an intimation of His purpose of mercy, in that he says no more, “cry against her,” but “cry unto her.” He might “cry against” one doomed to destruction; to “cry unto her,” seems to imply that she had some interest in, and so some hope from, this cry. “The preaching that I bid thee.” This is the only…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 3:2

• Assyria
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In the dictionaries

• Nineveh
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• Jonah, the Book of
• Preacher; Preaching
• 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