Jonah 1:4

But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	וַֽיהוָ֗ה va.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · conjunction + proper noun, a title
out	הֵטִ֤יל he.Til	H2904	to pitch over or reel · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
great	גְּדוֹלָה֙ ge.do.Lah	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, feminine singular absolute
wind	רֽוּחַ Ru.ach-	H7307	wind · noun, common feminine singular absolute
sea	הַיָּ֔ם hai.Yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
mighty	גָּד֖וֹל ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
tempest	סַֽעַר sa.'ar-	H5591	a hurricane · noun, common masculine singular absolute
sea	בַּיָּ֑ם bai.Yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
ship	וְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔ה ve.Ho.'o.ni.Yah	H591	a ship · conjunction + definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
like	חִשְּׁבָ֖ה chi.she.Vah	H2803	properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
broken	לְהִשָּׁבֵֽר le.hi.sha.Ver	H7665	to burst (literally or figuratively) · preposition + verb, niphal infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Psalms 107:23-31 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
Matthew 8:24-27 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
Exodus 14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea…
Psalms 135:7 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
Amos 4:13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness,…
Exodus 10:19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in…
Exodus 15:10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
Numbers 11:31 And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day’s journey on thi…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jonah 1:4-10

When Jonah was set on ship-board, and under sail for Tarshish, he thought himself safe enough; but here we find him pursued and overtaken, discovered and convicted as a deserter from God, as one that had run his colours. I. God sends a pursuer after him, a mighty tempest in the sea, Jon 1:4. God has the winds in his treasure (Psa 135:7), and out of these treasures God sent forth, he cast forth (so the word is), with force and violence, a great wind into the sea; even stormy winds fulfil his word, and are often the messengers of his wrath; he gathers the winds in his fist (Pro 30:4), where he holds them, and whence he squeezes them when he pleases; for though, as to us, the wind blows where i…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jonah 1:4

sent out--literally, caused a wind to burst forth. COVERDALE translates, "hurled a greate wynde into the see."

Adam Clarke on Jonah 1:4

A great wind - They were overtaken with a storm, which appears from the sequel to have come by the immediate direction of God. Like to be broken - They had nearly suffered shipwreck.

John Gill on Jonah 1:4

But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea,.... He took a wind out of his treasures, and hurled it, as the word (w) signifies, into the sea: "into that sea" (x); that part of it where the ship was Jonah was in. Winds are at the command of God, which he raises at his pleasure, and fulfil his will, and are servants of his that obey his orders: this here was sent in pursuit of Jonah, to stop him in his voyage, when he thought he had got clear off, and was safe enough. The Jews say (y) this was done when he had been one day's voyage: and there was a great tempest in the sea; which caused the waves to rise and roar, and become very tumultuous: this wind was an extraordinary one, like that "…

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The Church Fathers

"But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken." LXX: "and the Lord induced a great wind over the sea and a great storm was over the sea, and the boat threatened to break up." The flight of the prophet can be related to man in general, who, forsaking the commands of God, flees from his face and goes out into the world. But in consequence a storm of wickedness and the shipwreck of the entire world are sent against him, and he is made to pay attention to God and to return to that which he had fled. From this we can understand that what appears to be advantageous to mankind, turns into their downfall by God's will. And not only is their aid no use to those whom it is offered, but even those who offer it are destroyed. Therefore we read that the Assyrians conquered Egypt because she helped Israel against the will of the Lord [Is. 20:3-6]. The boat is in danger because it has taken on board a dangerous passenger. The waves are aroused by the wind, a storm begins over a calm sea. When God is opposed nothing is safe.
— Jerome, Commentary on Jonah, Chapter 1

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Dictionary and topics

Euroclydon — South-east billow, the name of the wind which blew in the Adriatic Gulf, and which struck the ship in which Paul was wrecked on the coast of Malta (Acts 27:14; R.V., “Euraquilo,” i.e., north-east…
Jonah · Di — Di
Missionary Work By Ministers · Guilt and danger of shrinking from — Guilt and danger of shrinking from
Sea, The · Raised by the wind — Raised by the wind
Ships · Endangered by: Storms — Endangered by: Storms
Superstition · .The sailors who threw Jonah into the sea — .The sailors who threw Jonah into the sea
Wind, The · When violent called: Tempest — When violent called: Tempest

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jonah 1:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jonah 1:4-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jonah 1:4

Adam Clarke on Jonah 1:4

John Gill on Jonah 1:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Jonah 1:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jonah 1:4-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jonah 1:4

Adam Clarke on Jonah 1:4

John Gill on Jonah 1:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jonah 1:4

Keil & Delitzsch on Jonah 1:4-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jonah 1:4

Rashi on Jonah 1:4