1But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. 2He prayed to the Lord , O Lord , is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to ang...
1Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 2Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you. 3Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city-a visit required three...
1From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2He said: In my distress I called to the Lord , and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry. 3You hurled me into the deep, into the very heart...
1The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me. 3But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he foun...