Now the Lord had (literally “And the Lord”) prepared - Jonah (as appears from his thanksgiving) was not swallowed at once, but sank to the b…

Now the Lord. —In the Hebrew,Jonah 2:0 commences with this verse.

Had prepared.— The pluperfec…

Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.

He prepared a storm, He prepared a fish, and we afterward read that He …

What the Prophet here briefly relates should be carefully weighed by us.

It is easily passed over when we read in a few words that Jonah was…

Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah, &c.] Not from the creation of the world, as say the Jews ^F16…

The mariners rowed against wind and tide, the wind of God's displeasure, the tide of His counsel; but it is in vain to think of saving ourselves an…