Jonah 1:15
“So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So they took up, Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea,.... They took him out of the hold or cabin where he was, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
They took up Jonah - o “He does not say, ‘laid hold on him’, nor ‘came upon him’ but ‘lifted’ him; as it were, bearing…
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, 1882–1921
they took up With respect and reluctance, with no struggle on his part, or violence on theirs.
her raging Lit., her…
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