The book of Jonah is well known for the amazing events it recounts, but the book’s main purpose is to teach us about God. Through Jonah’s experience, God, the all-powerful Creator, reveals that though he is a God who will pour out his wrath on the wicked, he is also one who eagerly pours out his mercy on those who repent—including those we would too quickly deem to be beyond mercy. Setting Jona…
1Vino palabra de Jehová por segunda vez a Jonás, diciendo:
2Levántate y ve a Nínive, aquella gran ciudad, y proclama en ella el mensaje que yo te diré.
3Y se levantó Jonás, y fue a Nínive conforme a la palabra de Jehová. Y era Nínive ciudad grande en extremo, de tres días de camino.
4Y comenzó Jonás a entrar por la ciudad, camino de un día, y predicaba diciendo: De aquí a cuarenta días Nínive será destruida.
5Y los hombres de Nínive creyeron a Dios, y proclamaron ayuno, y se vistieron de cilicio desde el mayor hasta el menor de ellos.
6Y llegó la noticia hasta el rey de Nínive, y se levantó de su silla, se despojó de su vestido, y se cubrió de cilicio y se sentó sobre ceniza.
7E hizo proclamar y anunciar en Nínive, por mandato del rey y de sus grandes, diciendo: Hombres y animales, bueyes y ovejas, no gusten cosa alguna; no se les dé alimento, ni beban agua;
8sino cúbranse de cilicio hombres y animales, y clamen a Dios fuertemente; y conviértase cada uno de su mal camino, de la rapiña que hay en sus manos.
9¿Quién sabe si se volverá y se arrepentirá Dios, y se apartará del ardor de su ira, y no pereceremos?
10Y vio Dios lo que hicieron, que se convirtieron de su mal camino; y se arrepintió del mal que había dicho que les haría, y no lo hizo.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
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Versículo 1
I. 3:1–4:11 God again commands Jonah to preach to Nineveh. This time Jonah obeys, leading to an iron…
3:1–4:11 God again commands Jonah to preach to Nineveh. This time Jonah obeys, leading to an irony: The city repents, as Jonah had feared, and he is angry at God.
3:1-2 The second part of the book opens as the first part did (see 1:1-2).
II
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II. 3:3 a city so large that it took three days to see it all: God desired to save rather than destro…
3:3 a city so large that it took three days to see it all: God desired to save rather than destroy such a vast city, one teeming with human and natural resources (4:11). This desire on God’s part was precisely what Jonah fought against (see 4:2, 10-11). • The city’s circumference was roughly three miles, and it would not have taken three days to walk around it. This description possibly indicates how long it took Jonah to spread his message throughout the city. It might also include the surrounding villages along with the city.
III
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III. 3:4 Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed! Jonah’s message apparently did not include a c…
3:4 Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed! Jonah’s message apparently did not include a contingency clause—e.g., “But if you repent, God will not destroy you” (note the king’s uncertainty in 3:9). Jonah knew, however, of God’s desire for people to repent rather than be destroyed (3:10; 4:2).
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IV. 3:5-6 For the second time in this short book, pagans respond favorably to the Lord (cp. 1:16). • …
3:5-6 For the second time in this short book, pagans respond favorably to the Lord (cp. 1:16). • In ancient Israel, fasting would often accompany prayer and repentance in times of distress (see 2 Sam 1:12; Neh 1:4). Wearing burlap and sitting on a heap of ashes would often accompany mourning and sorrowful repentance (see Gen 37:34; Job 16:15; Lam 2:10). The Assyrians apparently had similar customs. These activities allowed the participants to express their grief in a tangible way for all, including God, to see. • The repentance of the Ninevites was an indictment against the hard-hearted in Jesus’ day (Matt 12:41).
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V. 3:6 The king of Nineveh was either an unknown governor of the city or perhaps the king of Assyria…
3:6 The king of Nineveh was either an unknown governor of the city or perhaps the king of Assyria, who might have used Nineveh as a regular seat of government (cp. 2 Kgs 19:9-13).
VI
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VI. 3:7-8 By extending the fast and the mourning rituals to animals, the king communicated that this …
3:7-8 By extending the fast and the mourning rituals to animals, the king communicated that this dire emergency required all normal operations to cease so that everyone might pray earnestly and repent of their evil ways. The violence that had come to permeate their society topped the list.
VII
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VII. 3:10 he changed his mind: Had the people of Nineveh not repented, God would have destroyed them (…
3:10 he changed his mind: Had the people of Nineveh not repented, God would have destroyed them (3:4). But God was ready to meet their repentance with mercy (see 4:2, 11). In God’s mind, the change did not reverse his original intention, because his disposition always included the possibility of mercy. Nor does this change in God’s mind say anything about God’s foreknowledge. Historically, the church has believed that God knows the future fully (see Ps 139:4; Isa 46:10; Dan 2:28-29; Matt 24:36). Nothing in this account contradicts that belief.
Antiguo Testamento
Jonah — Capítulo 3
The book of Jonah is well known for the amazing events it recounts, but the book’s main purpose is to teach us about God. Through Jonah’s experience, God, the all-powerful Creator, reveals that though he is a God who will pour out his wrath on the wicked, he is also one who eagerly pours out his mercy on those who repent—including those we would too quickly deem to be beyond mercy. Setting Jona…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Vino palabra de Jehová por segunda vez a Jonás, diciendo:
2Levántate y ve a Nínive, aquella gran ciudad, y proclama en ella el mensaje que yo te diré.
3Y se levantó Jonás, y fue a Nínive conforme a la palabra de Jehová. Y era Nínive ciudad grande en extremo, de tres días de camino.
4Y comenzó Jonás a entrar por la ciudad, camino de un día, y predicaba diciendo: De aquí a cuarenta días Nínive será destruida.
5Y los hombres de Nínive creyeron a Dios, y proclamaron ayuno, y se vistieron de cilicio desde el mayor hasta el menor de ellos.
6Y llegó la noticia hasta el rey de Nínive, y se levantó de su silla, se despojó de su vestido, y se cubrió de cilicio y se sentó sobre ceniza.
7E hizo proclamar y anunciar en Nínive, por mandato del rey y de sus grandes, diciendo: Hombres y animales, bueyes y ovejas, no gusten cosa alguna; no se les dé alimento, ni beban agua;
8sino cúbranse de cilicio hombres y animales, y clamen a Dios fuertemente; y conviértase cada uno de su mal camino, de la rapiña que hay en sus manos.
9¿Quién sabe si se volverá y se arrepentirá Dios, y se apartará del ardor de su ira, y no pereceremos?
10Y vio Dios lo que hicieron, que se convirtieron de su mal camino; y se arrepintió del mal que había dicho que les haría, y no lo hizo.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
Versículo 1
I. 3:1–4:11 God again commands Jonah to preach to Nineveh. This time Jonah obeys, leading to an iron…
Versículo 3
II. 3:3 a city so large that it took three days to see it all: God desired to save rather than destro…
Versículo 4
III. 3:4 Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed! Jonah’s message apparently did not include a c…
Versículo 5
IV. 3:5-6 For the second time in this short book, pagans respond favorably to the Lord (cp. 1:16). • …
Versículo 6
V. 3:6 The king of Nineveh was either an unknown governor of the city or perhaps the king of Assyria…
Versículo 7
VI. 3:7-8 By extending the fast and the mourning rituals to animals, the king communicated that this …
Versículo 10
VII. 3:10 he changed his mind: Had the people of Nineveh not repented, God would have destroyed them (…