Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
cry . . . turn—Prayer without reformation is a mockery of God (Psalms 66:18; Isaiah 58:6). Prayer, on the other hand, must precede true reformation, as we cannot turn to God from our evil way unless God first turns us (Jeremiah 31:18-19).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jonah 3:8:
Jeremiah 36:3
Daniel 4:27
Jonah 3:2
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