Jonah 1:3 “Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of…”

Jonah 1:3

Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

American Standard Version

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and 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 Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

But Ionah rose vp to flee into Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went downe to Iapho: and he founde a ship going to Tarshish: so he payed the fare thereof, and went downe into it, that he might go with them vnto Tarshish, from the presence of the Lord.

Darby Translation

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and 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 Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jonah riseth to flee to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah, and goeth down [to] Joppa, and findeth a ship going [to] Tarshish, and he giveth its fare, and goeth down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

And Jonah got up to go in flight to Tarshish, away from the Lord; and he went down to Joppa, and saw there a ship going to Tarshish: so he gave them the price of the journey and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.

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Cross references

“to flee”

Jonah 4:2 1 Kings 19:3 Luke 9:62 Acts 26:19 1 Corinthians 9:16 1 Kings 19:9

Jonah 4:2 · BSB

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 an…

1 Kings 19:3 · BSB

And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,

Luke 9:62 · BSB

Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Acts 26:19 · BSB

So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

1 Corinthians 9:16 · BSB

Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

1 Kings 19:9 · BSB

There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

“from”

Psalm 139:7–12 Genesis 4:16 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Job 1:12 Genesis 3:8 Job 2:7

Psalm 139:7–12 · BSB

Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?

Genesis 4:16 · BSB

So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

2 Thessalonians 1:9 · BSB

They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

Job 1:12 · BSB

“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

Genesis 3:8 · BSB

Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

Job 2:7 · BSB

So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.

“Joppa”

Joshua 19:46 Acts 9:36 2 Chronicles 2:16

Joshua 19:46 · BSB

Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.

Acts 9:36 · BSB

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.

2 Chronicles 2:16 · BSB

We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”

“Tarshish”

Isaiah 23:1 Isaiah 23:6 Isaiah 23:10 Ezekiel 27:12 Isaiah 2:16 Isaiah 60:9

Isaiah 23:1 · BSB

This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

Isaiah 23:6 · BSB

Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coastland!

Isaiah 23:10 · BSB

Cultivate your land like the Nile, O Daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer a harbor.

Ezekiel 27:12 · BSB

Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.

Isaiah 2:16 · BSB

against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.

Isaiah 60:9 · BSB

Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified y…

Also

Acts 9:43

Acts 9:43 · BSB

And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”

4Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.

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