Focused Passage

Jonah 1:1-3

The Prophet Flees and the LORD Pursues

From divine commission, to prophetic flight, to storm-driven exposure, to reluctant confession, to Gentile fear of the LORD, to merciful preservation through the appointed fish.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

2 “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”

3 Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Nahum 1 BSB references Luke 11:32 Classic cross-references Luke 11:29 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 14:25 Classic cross-references Matthew 16:4 Classic cross-references Matthew 12:39 Classic cross-references

Original words

Now the word דְּבַר־ H1697 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular came וַֽיְהִי֙ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Jonah יוֹנָ֥ה H3124 Noun - proper - masculine singular son בֶן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of Amittai אֲמִתַּ֖י H573 Noun - proper - masculine singular saying לֵאמֹֽר׃ H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 2

Cross-references

Jonah 4:11 Classic cross-references Genesis 18:20 Classic cross-references Genesis 10:11 Classic cross-references Revelation 18:5 Classic cross-references Isaiah 56:10 Classic cross-references

Original words

Get up ק֠וּם H6965 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Go לֵ֧ךְ H1980 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the great הַגְּדוֹלָ֖ה H1419 Article | Adjective - feminine singular city הָעִ֥יר H5892 Article | Noun - feminine singular of Nineveh נִֽינְוֵ֛ה H5210 Noun - proper - feminine singular and preach וּקְרָ֣א H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular against it עָלֶ֑יהָ H5921 Preposition | third person feminine singular because כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction its wickedness רָעָתָ֖ם H7451 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural has come up עָלְתָ֥ה H5927 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular before Me לְפָנָֽי׃ H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Psalms 139:7 Classic cross-references Genesis 4:16 Classic cross-references Joshua 19:46 Classic cross-references Genesis 3:8 Classic cross-references Proverbs 27:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

Jonah, however יוֹנָה֙ H3124 Noun - proper - masculine singular got up וַיָּ֤קָם H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to flee לִבְרֹ֣חַ H1272 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct to Tarshish תַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁה H8659 Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular away from the presence מִלִּפְנֵ֖י H6440 Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct of the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular He went down וַיֵּ֨רֶד H3381 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to Joppa יָפ֜וֹ H3305 Noun - proper - feminine singular and found וַיִּמְצָ֥א H4672 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular a ship אָנִיָּ֣ה׀ H591 Noun - feminine singular bound בָּאָ֣ה H935 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular for Tarshish תַרְשִׁ֗ישׁ H8659 Noun - proper - feminine singular So he paid וַיִּתֵּ֨ן H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the fare שְׂכָרָ֜הּ H7939 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular and went aboard וַיֵּ֤רֶד H3381 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . בָּהּ֙ Preposition | third person feminine singular to sail לָב֤וֹא H935 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct . . . עִמָּהֶם֙ H5973 Preposition | third person masculine plural for Tarshish תַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁה H8659 Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular away from the presence מִלִּפְנֵ֖י H6440 Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct of the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

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