Jonah 4:2
So Jonah prayed to Yahweh and said, “Ah, Yahweh, is this not just what I said when I was back in my own country? That is why I acted first and tried to flee to Tarshish—because I knew that you are a gracious God, compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in covenant faithfulness, and you hold back from sending disaster.This verse in the real world
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- חַנּוּןchannûwngracious
- אָנָּאʼânnâʼoh now!
- רַחוּםrachûwmcompassionate
- אָרֵךְʼârêklong
- קָדַםqâdamto project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)
- תַּרְשִׁישׁTarshîyshTarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if fo
- בָּרַחbârachto bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly
- פָּלַלpâlalto judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 86:15, Exo 34:6–7, Num 14:18–19, Jol 2:13–14, Psa 145:8, Psa 86:5, Mic 7:18, Exo 32:14