Jonah 1:3
The Scripture
(3) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter Jonah is called by God to go to Nineveh and preach repentance, but he refuses and boards a ship instead. He is then cast into the sea where he is rescued by a large fish that carries him to the island of Sodom. The chapter introduces the theme of divine judgment and the failure of human obedience.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jonah 4:2Exodus 4:13Exodus 4:14I Kings 19:3I Kings 19:9Jeremiah 20:7Jeremiah 20:8Jeremiah 20:9Ezekiel 3:14Luke 9:62Acts 15:38Acts 26:19
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II Samuel 16:19II Chronicles 9:21Psalms 68:8Psalms 97:5Psalms 114:7Jeremiah 28:5