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And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And the people of Nineveh believed God; strictly, “believed in God.” To “believe in God” expresses more heart-belief than “to bel…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Believed God. —Or, believed in God. Notice again an implied contrast to the dullness of the Jews, who were “slow to believe” the …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Note that the only message they had heard was a prophecy of impending judgment. God had sent his servant to warn them of the coming destruction; an…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

I overlooked one thing in the third verse: Jonah said that Nineveh was a city great to God. This form of speech is common in Scripture, fo…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

So the people of Nineveh believed God

Or "in God" F18 : in the word of the Lord, as the Targum; they be…

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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