Jonás 3:1

1 Vino palabra del SEÑOR por segunda vez a Jonás, diciendo:

Jonás 3:1 Meaning and Commentary

Jonah 3:1

And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time
Jonah having been scourged by the Lord for his stubbornness and disobedience, and being humbled under the mighty hand of God, is tried a second time, whether he would go on the Lord's errand, and do his business; and his commission is renewed, as it was necessary it should; for it would have been unsafe and dangerous for him to have proceeded upon the former without a fresh warrant; as the Israelites, when they refused entering into the land of Canaan to possess it, upon the report of the spies, and afterwards reflecting upon their sin, would go up without the word of the Lord, and contrary to the advice of Moses, many of them perished in the attempt, being cut off by the Amalekites, ( Numbers 14:1 Numbers 14:3 Numbers 14:40-45 ) ; and this renewal of Jonah's commission shows that he was still continued in his office as a prophet, notwithstanding his failings; as the apostles were in theirs, though they all forsook Christ, and Peter denied him, ( Matthew 26:56 Matthew 26:75 ) ( 28:19 ) ( John 21:15-17 ) ; and that the Lord had heard his prayer, and graciously received him, and took away his iniquity from him, employing him again in his service, being more fitted for it: saying;
as follows:

Jonás 3:1 In-Context

1 Vino palabra del SEÑOR por segunda vez a Jonás, diciendo:

2 Levántate, ve a Nínive, la gran ciudad, y proclama en ella el mensaje que yo te diré.

3 Y Jonás se levantó y fue a Nínive conforme a la palabra del SEÑOR. Y Nínive era una ciudad sumamente grande , de un recorrido de tres días.

4 Jonás comenzó a recorrer la ciudad camino de un día, y proclamaba, diciendo: Dentro de cuarenta días Nínive será arrasada.

5 Y los habitantes de Nínive creyeron en Dios, y proclamaron ayuno y se vistieron de cilicio desde el mayor hasta el menor de ellos.