Jonah 1:1-3

New Life Version

Jonah Does Not Obey the Lord

1 The Word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ² “Get up and go to the large city of Nineveh, and preach against it. For their sin has come up before Me.” ³ But Jonah ran away from the Lord going toward Tarshish. He went down to Joppa and found a ship which was going to Tarshish. Jonah paid money, and got on the ship to go with them, to get away from the Lord.