Jonah 3:1 · Darby Translation
Jonah 3:1 in the Original Hebrew
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Jonah 3:1 in Other Translations
| KJV | And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, |
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| WEB | Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying, |
| ASV | And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the second time, saying, |
| YLT | And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah a second time, saying, |
| WBT | And the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying, |
| DBY | And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the second time, saying, |
Commentary on Jonah 3:1
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
John Gill · Jonah 3:1
And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time,.... Jonah having been scourged by the Lord for his stubbornness and disobedience, and being humbled under the mighty hand of God, is tried a second time, whether he would go on the Lord's errand, and do his business; and his commission is renewed, as it was necessary it should; for it would have been unsafe and dangerous for him to have proceeded upon the former without a fresh warrant; as the Israelites, when they refused entering into the land of Canaan to possess it, upon the report of the spies, and afterwards reflecting upon their sin, would go up without the word of the Lord, and contrary to the advice of Moses, many of them perished in the attempt, being cut off by the Amalekites, Num 14:1; and this renewal of Jonah's commission shows that he was still continued in his office as a prophet, notwithstanding his failings; as the apostles were in theirs, though they all forsook Christ, and Peter denied him, Mat 26:56; and that the Lord had heard his prayer, and graciously received him, and took away his iniquity from him, employing him again in his service, being more fitted for it:
saying; as follows:
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Questions about Jonah 3:1
What does Jonah 3:1 say?
Jonah 3:1 in the Darby Translation reads: “And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the second time, saying,” Read it in the full context of Jonah 3, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Jonah 3:1 found in the Bible?
Jonah 3:1 is in the book of Jonah, chapter 3, verse 1, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Jonah 3:1 shown in?
This is the Darby Translation (DBY), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Jonah 3:1 in the table on this page.
And 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.