Jonah 4:2
So he prayed to the Lord, saying, “O Lord, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.
And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
He prayed to the Lord, and said, “Please, Lord, wasn’t this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm.
And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, I pray thee, O Jehovah, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hasted to flee unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- he prayed
- 1 Kings 19:4; Jeremiah 20:7
- I fled
- Jonah 1:3; Luke 10:29
- thou art
- Exodus 34:6, 7; Numbers 14:18, 19; Psalm 78:38; Psalm 86:5, 15; Psalm 145:8; Hosea 11:8, 9; Joel 2:13, 14; Micah 7:18
- and of
- Jonah 3:10; Exodus 32:14; Psalm 90:13; Jeremiah 18:8; Amos 7:3, 6