Jonah 1:14
“Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Wherefore they cried unto the Lord,.... Not unto their gods, but unto the true Jehovah, the God of Jonah, and of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Wherefore (And) they cried unto the Lord - “They cried” no more “each man to his god,” but to the one God, whom Jonah…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
They cried unto the Lord - Under a conviction that he was the self-existing Being, the Maker of the heavens and the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jonah 1:11-17
It is plain that Jonah is the man for whose sake this evil is upon them, but the discovery of him to be so was not…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Jonah 1:14-16
The openness of these heathens to religious impressions; the readiness with which they acknowledged Jehovah (hitherto to…
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