Jonah 2 · Verse 10

Jonah 2:10

And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
Jonah 2:10, King James Version

Jonah 2:10 in other translations

BSBAnd the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
WEBThen the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.
ASVAnd Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
YLTAnd Jehovah saith to the fish, and it vomiteth out Jonah on the dry land.
DARBYAnd Jehovah commanded the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
BBEAnd at the Lord's order, the fish sent Jonah out of its mouth on to the dry land.
WebsterAnd the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

What does Jonah 2:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. upon the dry land--probably on the coast of Palestine.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 And the Lord spake unto the fish - That is, by his influence the fish swam to shore, and cast Jonah on the dry land. So the whole was a miracle from the beginning to the end; and we need not perplex ourselves to find out literal interpretations; such as, "When Jonah was thrown overboard he swam for his life, earnestly praying God to preserve him from drowning; and by his providence he was thrown into a place of fish - a fishing cove, where he was for a time entangled among the weeds, and hardly escaped with his life; and when safe, he composed this poetic prayer, in metaphorical language, which some have wrongly interpreted, by supposing that he was swallowed by a fish; when דג dag should have been understood, as a place of fish, or fishing creek," etc. Now I say the original has no such meaning in the Bible: and this gloss is plainly contrary to the letter of the text; to all sober and rational modes of interpretation; and to the express purpose for which God appears to have wrought this miracle, and to which Jesus Christ himself applies it. For as Jonah was intended for a sign to the Jews of the resurrection of Christ, they were to have the proof of this semiosis, in his lying as long in the heart of the earth as the prophet was in the belly of the fish, and all interpretations of this kind go to deny both the sign and the thing signified. Some men, because they cannot work a miracle themselves, can hardly be persuaded that God can do it. The text, and the use made of it by Christ, most plainly teach us that the prophet was literally swallowed by a fish, by the order of God; and that by the Divine power he was preserved alive, for what is called three days and three nights, in the stomach of the fish; and at the conclusion of the above time that same fish was led by the unseen power of God to the shore, and there compelled to eject the prey that he could neither kill nor digest. And how easy is all this to the almighty power of the Author and Sustainer of life, who has a sovereign, omnipresent, and energetic sway in the heavens and in the earth. But foolish man will affect to be wise; though, in such cases, he appears as the recently born, stupid offspring of the wild ass. It is bad to follow fancy, where there is so much at stake. Both ancients and moderns have grievously trifled with this prophet's narrative; merely because they could not rationally account for the thing, and were unwilling (and why?) to allow any miraculous interference.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Jonah's deliverance may be considered as an instance of God's power over all the creatures. As an instance of God's mercy to a poor penitent, who in distress prays to him: and as a type and figure of Christ's resurrection. Amidst all our varying experiences, and the changing scenes of life; we should look by faith, fixedly, upon our once suffering and dying, but now risen and ascended Redeemer. Let us confess our sins, consider Christ's resurrection as an earnest of our own, and thankfully receive every temporal and spiritual deliverance, as the pledge of our eternal redemption.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Jonah 2:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he spokeH559
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לַדָּ֑גla.Dagto the fishH1709
וַיָּקֵ֥אvai.ya.Ke'and it vomited upH6958
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יוֹנָ֖הyo.NahJonahH3124
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַיַּבָּשָֽׁה\׃\ \פhai.ya.ba.Shahthe dry landH3004

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Cross references for Jonah 2:10

  • Matthew 8:26-27

    And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

  • Psalms 33:9

    For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

  • Matthew 8:8-9

    The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

  • Isaiah 50:2

    Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.

  • Genesis 1:3

    And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

  • Jonah 1:17

    Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

  • Psalms 105:34

    He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,

  • Psalms 105:31

    He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.

  • Genesis 1:11

    And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

  • Genesis 1:7

    And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

  • Genesis 1:14

    And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

  • Genesis 1:9

    And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1:17; Ge 1:3,7,9,11,14; Ps 33:9; 105:31,34; Isa 50:2
Mt 8:8,9,26,27

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Context

  • Jonah 2:9

    But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.

  • Jonah 2:10

    And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

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Jonah 2:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo empero con voz de alabanza te sacrificaré; pagaré lo que prometí. La salvación pertenece á Jehová. Y mandó Jehová al pez, y vomitó á Jonás en tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais moi, je te sacrifierai avec une voix de louange; je m’acquitterai de ce que j’ai voué. La délivrance est de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich aber werde dir opfern mit der Stimme des Lobes was ich gelobt habe, werde ich bezahlen. Bei Jehova ist die Rettung. Und Jehova befahl dem Fische, und er spie Jona an das Land aus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ego autem in voce laudis immolabo tibi: quæcumque vovi, reddam pro salute Domino.