World English Bible (WEB)
"But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord."
God's mercy extends even to Israel's enemies, as Jonah reluctantly learns.
Old Testament • Book #32
Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
Jonah 1:2"Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim against it, for their wickedness has come up be...
Jonah 1:4But the Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ...
Jonah 1:5Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ...
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