Then were the men exceedingly afraid – Before, they had feared the tempest and the lo of their lives. Now they feared God. They fea…

Why hast.—Rather, What is this that you have done? The question expresses horror, not curiosity.

For the me…

Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said to him, Why have you done this?

After the lot fell on Jonah, they did not doubt that he was the guilty person, any more than if he had been proven to be so a hundred times: for wh…

Then were the men exceedingly afraid When they found he was a Hebrew, and that it was the God of the Hebrews that was ang…

Jonah gave an account of his religion, for that was his duty. We may hope that he told it with sorrow and shame, justifying God, condemning himself…