12:41.] Note on Jonah 3:5. 12:44. “He findeth it empty.”] Not filled or inhabited by the spirit of God, or any good, to possess his former room there, and keep him out. For though the unclean spirit was turned out for a time, yet the house is still reserved empty for him. There has been only an external reformation. Wicked practices have been forsaken for a while, but the heart is still reserved empty. It is never possessed by God and his grace to prevent the return of sin and Satan. “Swept and garnished.”