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God's Hand in Hardship
Commentators unanimously highlight that Jonah attributes his crisis directly to God, not the sailors. He says, "You cast me," and calls the waves "Your billows." This teaches a crucial lesson: recognizing God's sovereign hand, even in discipline or suffering, is the first step toward repentance and deliverance. As John Calvin notes, Jonah's greatest struggle was praying to the very God who was punishing him, a profound act of faith.
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Jonah
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Albert Barnes
On Jonah 2:3
18th Century
Theologian
For You had (or “did”) cast me into the deep - Jonah continues to describe the extremity of peril, from which God had already deliv…
Charles Ellicott
On Jonah 2:3
19th Century
Bishop
Hadst cast.—Rather, didst cast. (See Psalms 88:6.)
Floods.—Literally, river, used here o…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jonah 2:3
19th Century
Preacher
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas;
The word Jonah used implies that God had violently cast him away in…
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John Calvin
On Jonah 2:3
16th Century
Theologian
In this verse his difficulties are set forth, for Jonah, to elaborate, refers to his condition. It was a great thing that he cried to God from the …
John Gill
On Jonah 2:3
17th Century
Pastor
For you had cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas ,
&c.] Though the mariners did this, yet Jonah ascribes …
Matthew Henry
On Jonah 2:1–9
17th Century
Minister
Observe when Jonah prayed. He prayed when he was in trouble, under the signs of God's displeasure against him for sin. When we are in affliction, w…