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Jonah 1 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Jonah 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Jonah 1 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
יָם yâm H3220 11 sea, large body of water
יוֹנָה Yôwnâh H3124 5 Jonah
טוּל ṭûwl H2904 4 pitch, reel
יָרֵא yârêʼ H3372 6 fearing, reverent
גָּדוֹל gâdôwl H1419 6 great, older
אֳנִיָּה ʼŏnîyâh H591 3 ship
תַּרְשִׁישׁ Tarshîysh H8659 3 Tarshish

How preachers through history handled this text

23 public-domain excerpts on Jonah 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 12 Matthew Henry 5 Spurgeon 4 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“The mariners rowed against wind and tide, the wind of God's displeasure, the tide of his counsel; but it is in vain to think of saving ourselves any other way than by destroying our sins. Even natural conscience cannot but dread blood-guiltiness. And when we are led by Providence God does what he pleases, and we ought to be satisfied, though it may not please us. Throwing Jonah into the sea put an end to the storm. God will not afflict for ever, He will only contend till we submit and turn from our sins. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Jonah 1:13–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Nineveh — Jonah 1:2
  • Joppa — Jonah 1:3
  • Tarshish 1 — Jonah 1:3

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