But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But (And) the Lord sent out - (literally ‘cast along’). Jonah had done all he could. Now God’s part began. This He express…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Sent out. —The Hebrew word (see margin, and compare to Jonah 1:5; Jonah 1:12; Jonah 1:15, where the same wo…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Learn from this that "Omnipotence has servants everywhere." The Lord is never short of sheriff's officers to arrest his fugitives, and on that occa…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Jonah declares here how he had been, as it were, forcibly brought back by the Lord when he tried to flee from His presence. He then says that a…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea
He took a wind out of his treasures, and hurled it, as the word

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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