Jonah 1:3

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. 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 Yahweh.

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WEBBE

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.

BSB

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.

KJV

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

ASV

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.

BBE

And Jonah got up to go in flight to Tarshish, away from the Lord; and he went down to Joppa, and saw there a ship going to Tarshish: so he gave them the price of the journey and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.

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וַיָּקָם vai·ya·kom and he arose H6965 יוֹנָה yo·nah Jonah H3124 לִבְרֹחַ liv·ro·ach to flee H1272 תַּרְשִׁישָׁה tar·shi·shah Tarshish towards H8659 מִלִּפְנֵי mi·lif·nei from to before H6440 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וַיֵּרֶד vai·ye·red and he went down H3381 יָפוֹ ya·fo Joppa H3305 וַיִּמְצָא vai·yim·tza' and he found H4672 אָנִיָּה 'a·ni·yah a ship H591 בָּאָה ba·'ah [which was] about to go H935 תַרְשִׁישׁ tar·shish Tarshish H8659 וַיִּתֵּן vai·yi·ten and he gave H5414 שְׂכָרָהּ se·kha·rah fare its H7939 וַיֵּרֶד vai·ye·red and he went down H3381 בָּהּ bah in (the) it H9034 לָבוֹא la·vo' to go H935 עִמָּהֶם 'i·ma·hem with them H5973 תַּרְשִׁישָׁה tar·shi·shah Tarshish towards H8659 מִלִּפְנֵי mi·lif·nei from to before H6440 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–3

It is sad to think how much sin is committed in great cities. Their wickedness, as that of Nineveh, is a bold and open affront to God. Jonah must go at once to Nineveh, and there, on the spot, cry against the wickedness of it. Jonah would not go. Probably there are few among us who would not have tried to decline such a mission. Providence seemed to give him an opportunity to escape; we may be out of the way of duty, and yet may meet with a favourable gale. The ready way is not always the right way. See what the best of men are, when God leaves them to themselves; and what need we have, when the word of the Lord comes to us, to have the Spirit of the Lord to bring every thought within us into obedience.

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Jonah JoppaTarshish

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GodBackslidersConfidenceCommerceShipTarshishJonahJoppa

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.