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Jonah 3:1

Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Assyria;   Minister, Christian;   Missions;   Prophecy;   Prophets;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Nineveh;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Evangelism;   Jonah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jonah, the Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Jonah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time:
Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD came to Yonah the second time, saying,
King James Version (1611)
And the word of ye Lord came vnto Ionah the second time, saying;
King James Version
And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
English Standard Version
Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying,
New American Standard Bible
Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying,
New Century Version
The Lord spoke his word to Jonah again and said,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Ionah the seconde time, saying,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the second time, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:
Contemporary English Version
Once again the Lord told Jonah
Complete Jewish Bible
The word of Adonai came to Yonah a second time:
Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord spoke to Jonah again and said,
George Lamsa Translation
AND the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying,
Good News Translation
Once again the Lord spoke to Jonah.
Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to Jonah a second time, saying,
Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was to Jonah the second time, saying,
American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Ionas the second time, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to Jonas the second time, saying,
English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to Jonah the second time, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad the secounde tyme to Jonas, and seide, Rise thou,
Update Bible Version
And the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the second time, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying,
New English Translation
The Lord said to Jonah a second time,
New King James Version
Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying,
New Living Translation
Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time:
New Life Bible
The Word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,
New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto Jonah, the second time, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to Jonas the second time saying:
Revised Standard Version
Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying,
Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah a second time, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then came the worde of the LORDE vnto Ionas agayne, sayenge:
THE MESSAGE
Next, God spoke to Jonah a second time: "Up on your feet and on your way to the big city of Nineveh! Preach to them. They're in a bad way and I can't ignore it any longer."

Contextual Overview

1Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying,2"Go to Nineveh the great city and declare to it the message which I am going to tell you." 3So Jonah went to Nineveh in accordance with the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three days' walk [about sixty miles in circumference]. 4Then on the first day's walk, Jonah began to go through the city, and he called out and said, "Forty days more [remain] and [then] Nineveh will be overthrown!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the word: Jonah 1:1

the second: John 21:15-17

Reciprocal: Genesis 10:11 - Nineveh 1 Samuel 7:6 - fasted Haggai 1:8 - and build Acts 9:15 - Go

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this that you have done?" And the woman said, "The serpent beguiled and deceived me, and I ate [from the forbidden tree]."
Genesis 3:15
"And I will put enmity (open hostility) Between you and the woman, And between your seed (offspring) and her Seed; He shall [fatally] bruise your head, And you shall [only] bruise His heel."
Ecclesiastes 4:10
for if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and does not have another to lift him up.
Isaiah 27:1
In that day the Lord will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent With His fierce and great and mighty sword [rescuing Israel from her enemy], Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea.
Matthew 4:3
And the tempter came and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."
Matthew 4:6
And he said [mockingly] to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, 'HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU [to serve, care for, protect and watch over You]'; and 'THEY WILL LIFT YOU UP ON their HANDS, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'"
Matthew 4:9
and he said to Him, "All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me."
Matthew 10:16
"Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves [have no self-serving agenda].
2 Corinthians 11:14
And no wonder, since Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
1 Peter 3:7
In the same way, you husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way [with great gentleness and tact, and with an intelligent regard for the marriage relationship], as with someone physically weaker, since she is a woman. Show her honor and respect as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered or ineffective.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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,

Numbers 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, Matthew 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:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And 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 have allowed an interval to elapse, in order that the tidings of so great a miracle might spread far and wide. But Jonah does not supply any of these incidents . He does not speak of himself , but only of his mission, as God taught him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER III

Jonah is sent again to Nineveh, a city of three days' journey,

(being sixty miles in circumference, according to Diodorus

Siculus,) 1-4.

The inhabitants, in consequence of the prophet's preaching,

repent in dust and ashes, 5-9.

God, seeing that they were deeply humbled on account of their

sins, and that they turned away from all their iniquities,

repents of the evil with which he had threatened them, 10.

NOTES ON CHAP. III

Verse Jonah 3:1. 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.


 
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