Chapter 3

1
the word Jonah 1:1

the second John 21:15-17


2
Nineveh Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, was situated on the eastern bank of the river Tigris, opposite the present Mosul, about 280 miles north of Babylon, 400 ne of Damascus, in latitude 36 degrees 20 minutes n longitude 73 degrees 10 minutes e. It was not only a very ancient (Gen 10:11), but also a very great city. Strabo says that it was much larger than Babylon, the circuit of which he estimates at 385 furlongs; and, according to Diodorus Siculus, it was an oblong parallelogram, extending 150 furlongs in length, 90 in breadth, and 480 in circumference, i.e., about 20 miles long, 12 broad, and 60 in compass. This agrees with the account given here of its being "an exceeding great city of three days' journey," i.e., in circuit; for 20 miles a day was the common computation for a pedestrian. It was surrounded by large walls 100 feet high, so broad that three chariots could drive abreast on them, and defended by 1,500 towers 200 feet in height. See notes on Nahum. Jonah 3:3, Jonah 1:2; Zeph 2:13-15

preach Jer 1:17, Jer 15:19-21; Ezek 2:7, Ezek 3:17; Matt 3:8; John 5:14


3
So Gen 30:8 *marg. Ps 36:6 *marg. Ps 80:10 *marg.

arose Gen 22:3; Matt 21:28-29; 2Tim 4:11

an exceeding great city Heb. a city great of God


4
Yet Jonah 3:10; Deut 18:22; 2Kgs 20:1, 2Kgs 20:6; Jer 18:7-10


5
believed Exod 9:18-21; Matt 12:41; Luke 11:32; Acts 27:25; Heb 11:1, Heb 11:7

and proclaimed 2Chr 20:3; Ezra 8:21; Jer 36:9; Joel 1:14, Joel 2:12-17

from Jer 31:34, Jer 42:1, Jer 42:8; Acts 8:10


6
word Jer 13:18

and he arose Ps 2:10-12; Jas 1:9-10, Jas 4:6-10

and covered Esth 4:1-4; Job 2:8, Job 42:6; Jer 6:26; Lam 3:29; Dan 9:3; Mic 1:10; Matt 11:21; Luke 10:13


7
caused Jonah 3:5; 2Chr 20:3; Ezra 8:21; Joel 2:15-16

published Heb. said

nobles Heb. great men

herd Joel 1:18; Rom 8:20-22


8
cry Jonah 1:6, Jonah 1:14; Ps 130:1-2

let Isa 1:16-19, Isa 55:6-7, Isa 58:6; Ezek 18:21-24, Ezek 18:27-28, Ezek 18:30-32, Ezek 33:11; Dan 4:27; Matt 3:8; Acts 3:19, Acts 26:20

the violence Isa 59:6


9
Jonah 1:6; 2Sam 12:22; Ps 106:45; Joel 2:13-14; Amos 5:15; Luke 15:18-20


10
God saw 1Kgs 21:27-29; Job 33:27-28; Jer 31:18-20; Luke 11:32, Luke 15:20

and God repented Jonah 4:2; Jer 18:8; Joel 2:13; Amos 7:3, Amos 7:6


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