Jonah 2:10
"And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And the Lord spake unto the fish,.... Or gave orders to it; he that made it could command it; all creatures are the servants of God, and do his will; what he says is done; he so ordered it by his providence, that this fish should come near the shore, and be so wrought upon by his power, that it could not retain Jonah any longer in its belly. It may be rendered (h), "then the Lord spake", &c. after Jonah had finished his prayer, or put up those ejaculations, the

substance of which is contained in the above narrative: and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land; not upon the shore of the Red sea, as some; much less upon the shore of Nineveh, which was not built upon the seashore, but upon the river Tigris; and the fish must have carried him all round Africa, and part of Asia, to have brought him to the banks of the Tigris; which could not have been done in three days' time, nor in much greater. Josephus (i) says it was upon the shore of the Euxine sea; but the nearest part of it to Nineveh was one thousand six hundred miles from Tarsus, which the whale, very slow in swimming, cannot be thought to go in three days; besides, no very large fish swim in the Euxine sea, because of the straits of the Propontis, through which they cannot pass, as Bochart (k) from various writers has proved. It is more likely, as others, that it was on the Syrian shore, or in the bay of Issus, now called the gulf of Lajazzo; or near Alexandria, or Alexandretta, now Scanderoon. But why not on the shore of Palestine? and, indeed, why not near the place from whence they sailed? Huetius (l) and others think it probable that this case of Jonah gave rise to the story of Arion, who was cast into the sea by the mariners, took up by a dolphin, and carried to Corinth. Jonah's deliverance was a type of our Lord's resurrection from the dead on the third day, Mat 12:40 ; and a pledge of ours; for, after this instance of divine power, why should it be thought a thing incredible that God should raise the dead? (h) So is sometimes used, and is so rendered, Psal. lxxviii. 34. Job x. 10. See Noldius, p. 308, 309. (i) Antiqu. l. 9. c. 10. sect. 2. (k) Hierozoic. par. 2. l. 5. c. 12. col. 744. (l) Demonstr. Evangel. prop. 4. p. 294. Next: Jonah Chapter 3 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Jonah: Jonah ... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Jonah: Jonah ... »

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Hebrew Word Studies (9 words)

H0589 אֲנַי
Definition:

17;Genesis 9:9,12 + often Following a participle as its subject (to express mostly either a true present or the futurum instans [immanent future])Genesis 18:17הַמְכַסֶּה אֲנִיAmos I hidingfrom Abraham 17;Genesis 9:9,12 + often Following a participle as its subject (to express mostly either a true present or the futurum instans [immanent future])Genesis 18:17הַמְכַסֶּה אֲנִיAmos I hidingfrom Abraham

Possible Meanings:
  • ships (semantic_range)
  • fleet (semantic_range)
H6963 קוֹל
Definition:

14sound, voice; — absoluteקוֺלGenesis 4:10+ (הַקֹּלGenesis 27:22;Genesis 45:16); constructקוֺלGenesis 3:8+ (וְקֹלExodus 19:16,לְקֹלExodus 4:8(twice in verse)); suffixקוֺלִי1 Samuel 26:17+,קוֺלְךָJudge 14sound, voice; — absoluteקוֺלGenesis 4:10+ (הַקֹּלGenesis 27:22;Genesis 45:16); constructקוֺלGenesis 3:8+ (וְקֹלExodus 19:16,לְקֹלExodus 4:8(twice in verse)); suffixקוֺלִי1 Samuel 26:17+,קוֺלְךָJudge

H8426 תּוֹדָה
Definition:

1223t.; constructתּוֺדַתLeviticus 7:13,15; pluralתּוֺדוֺתPsalm 56:133t.;תּוֺדֹתNehemiah 12:31,40; —1give praise to׳יJoshua 7:19(J E; ""׳שִׂים כָּבוֺד לְ),Ezra 10:11, in both of praise rendered by ackn 1223t.; constructתּוֺדַתLeviticus 7:13,15; pluralתּוֺדוֺתPsalm 56:133t.;תּוֺדֹתNehemiah 12:31,40; —1give praise to׳יJoshua 7:19(J E; ""׳שִׂים כָּבוֺד לְ),Ezra 10:11, in both of praise rendered by ackn

Possible Meanings:
  • thanksgiving (semantic_range)
  • thanksgiving in songs of liturgical worship (semantic_range)
  • thanksgiving choir (semantic_range)
  • procession (semantic_range)
H2076 זָבַח
Definition:

63;1 Kings 13:2,זָבַחְתָּExodus 20:243t.,זָבַחְתִּיEzekiel 39:19,זָָֽבְחוּExodus 34:15;Leviticus 17:5,זְבַחְתֶּםExodus 8:24,זָבַחְנוּExodus 8:23;ImperfectוַיִּזְבַּחGenesis 31:5414t.; 2 masculine sing 63;1 Kings 13:2,זָבַחְתָּExodus 20:243t.,זָבַחְתִּיEzekiel 39:19,זָָֽבְחוּExodus 34:15;Leviticus 17:5,זְבַחְתֶּםExodus 8:24,זָבַחְנוּExodus 8:23;ImperfectוַיִּזְבַּחGenesis 31:5414t.; 2 masculine sing

Possible Meanings:
  • sacrifice (semantic_range)
  • the covenant sacrifice (semantic_range)
  • the passover (semantic_range)
  • annual sacrifice (semantic_range)
  • thank offering (semantic_range)
H0834 אֲשֶׁר
Definition:

1according to TsepreghiDiss. Lugd. p. 171MühlauBö. Lb. ii. 79 n.StaMorg. Forsch. 1875, 188; Lb. § 167HomZMG 1878, 708 ff.Müll§ 153SayceHebraica. ii. 51LagM. i. 255 &especially KraeHebraica. vi. 298 ff 1according to TsepreghiDiss. Lugd. p. 171MühlauBö. Lb. ii. 79 n.StaMorg. Forsch. 1875, 188; Lb. § 167HomZMG 1878, 708 ff.Müll§ 153SayceHebraica. ii. 51LagM. i. 255 &especially KraeHebraica. vi. 298 ff

Possible Meanings:
  • Asher (semantic_range)
  • happy one (semantic_range)
  • Felix (semantic_range)
  • the tribe (semantic_range)
H5087 נָדַר
Definition:

2;2 Samuel 15:8;נָדָ֑רJudges 11:39; 3feminine singularנָדָ֑רהNumbers 30:11; 2masculine singularנָדַרְתָּGenesis 31:135t. Perfect;Imperfect. 3 masculine singularיִדֹּרNumbers 6:215t.; 2 masculine singu 2;2 Samuel 15:8;נָדָ֑רJudges 11:39; 3feminine singularנָדָ֑רהNumbers 30:11; 2masculine singularנָדַרְתָּGenesis 31:135t. Perfect;Imperfect. 3 masculine singularיִדֹּרNumbers 6:215t.; 2 masculine singu

Possible Meanings:
  • vow (semantic_range)
H7999 שָׁלַם
Definition:

A primitive root; to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications) -- mak A primitive root; to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications) -- mak

Possible Meanings:
  • welfare (semantic_range)
  • prosperity (semantic_range)
H3444 יְשׁוּעָה
Definition:

15518t.;יְשׁוּעָ֫תָהPsalm 3:3;Jonah 2:10;יְשֻׁעָ֫תָהPsalm 80:3; constructיְשׁוּעַתExodus 14:134t.; suffixיְשֻׁעָתִיJob 30:15;יְשׁוּעָתִיPsalm 62:212t., + 25 t. suffixes; pluralיְשׁוּעוֺת2 Samuel 22:51 15518t.;יְשׁוּעָ֫תָהPsalm 3:3;Jonah 2:10;יְשֻׁעָ֫תָהPsalm 80:3; constructיְשׁוּעַתExodus 14:134t.; suffixיְשֻׁעָתִיJob 30:15;יְשׁוּעָתִיPsalm 62:212t., + 25 t. suffixes; pluralיְשׁוּעוֺת2 Samuel 22:51

Possible Meanings:
  • salvation (semantic_range)
  • welfare (semantic_range)
  • prosperity (semantic_range)
  • deliverance (semantic_range)
  • salvation (semantic_range)
H3068 יְהוָֹה
Definition:

7;Leviticus 24:11יהוהwas regarded as anomen ineffabile(see Philode Vita Mosis iii. 519, 529), called by the Jewsהַשֵּׁםand by the Samaritansשׁימא. The pronunciationJehovahwas unknown until 1520, when 7;Leviticus 24:11יהוהwas regarded as anomen ineffabile(see Philode Vita Mosis iii. 519, 529), called by the Jewsהַשֵּׁםand by the Samaritansשׁימא. The pronunciationJehovahwas unknown until 1520, when

Possible Meanings:
  • Yahweh (semantic_range)
  • the one bringing into being (semantic_range)
  • life-giver (semantic_range)

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