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And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Come, and let us cast lots. Jonah too had probably prayed, and his prayers also were not heard. Probably, too, the storm had some unusual ch…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Come, and let us cast lots.—We are to suppose that Jonah, coming on deck in compliance with the captain’s request, adds h…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

We do not commend the action of these men in casting lots, but we admire the providence by which the lot fell upon Jonah. Solomon says, The lot…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Jonah did not mention this without reason—that the passengers consulted together about casting lots; for we learn from this that it was no ordinary…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they said everyone to his fellow That Jonah awoke and rose up, upon the shipmaster's calling to him, is certain; but …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God sent a pursuer after Jonah, namely, a mighty tempest. Sin brings storms and tempests into the soul, into the family, into churches, and nations…

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