Jonah 3:1 (DRB)

Passage

And the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time saying:

Nearby Context

Jonah 3:1 And the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time saying:

Jonah 3:2 Arise, and go to Ninive, the great city: and preach in it the preaching that I bid thee.

Jonah 3:3 And Jonah arose, and went to Ninive, according to the word of the Lord: now Ninive was a great city of three days' journey.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "lord", "came", "jonah", "second", "time", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Arise and go to Ninive the great...", so "word" and "lord" should be read forward into that movement. In Jonah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "word" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.