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And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil which he said he would do unto them; and he did it not.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And God saw their works – “He did not then first see them; He did not then first see their sackcloth when they covered themselves with it. H…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And God repented. —See Note, Genesis 6:6.

And he did it not. —As we are entir…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

There is no change in God, absolutely considered, but there is often an apparent change: what he threatens while people remain in sin is not execut…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Jonah now says that the Ninevites obtained pardon through their repentance: and this is an example worthy of being observed, for from this we learn…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And God saw their words, that they turned from their evil way, &c.] Not their outward works, in putting on sackcloth and …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

There was a wonder of Divine grace in the repentance and reformation of Nineveh. It condemns the people of the gospel generation ([Reference Matthe…

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