But Jonah rose up to [a]flee into Tarshish, from the presence of the Lord, and went down to [b]Japho: and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, that he might go with them unto Tarshish, from the [c]presence of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 1:3 Whereby he declared his weakness, that would not promptly follow the Lord’s calling, but gave place to his own reason, which persuaded him that he should nothing at all profit there, seeing he had done so small good among his own people, Jonah 4:2.
  2. Jonah 1:3 Which was the haven, and port to take shipping thither, called also Joppa.
  3. Jonah 1:3 From that vocation whereunto God had called him, and wherein he would have assisted him.

But Jonah ran(A) away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish(B). He went down to Joppa,(C) where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.(D)

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