So Jonah went out of the city - The form of the words implies (as in the English Version) that this took place after Jonah was convinced tha…

So Jonah went out. —The explanation given in the preceding note avoids the necessity of giving the verb in this clause a pluperfect force,…

So Jonah went out of the city, –

When, no doubt, everybody would have been willing to entertain him, for all, even to the king, mus…

One might doubt here whether Jonah had waited until the forty days had passed and that time had arrived. For if we say that he went out of the city…

So Jonah went out of the city
Had not the inhabitants of it repented, he would have done right to go out of it, and …

Jonah went out of the city, yet remained nearby, as if he expected and desired its overthrow. Those who have fretful, uneasy spirits often create t…