Jonah 1:3 BSB — MannaFest

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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Jonah, Chapter 1 (420)

"But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD." The Septuagint here is similar. The prophet knows by an inspiration of the Holy Spirit, that the repentance of the people is the destruction of the Jews. In this situation it is not that he is trying to save Nineveh, but that moreover he does not want to see it destroyed. In another place Moses prays for his people: "if you can spare them this sin, spare them; if not, erase me from your book that you have written" [Ex.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord,.... He was not obedient to the heavenly vision; he rose up, but not to go to Nineveh, but to Tarshish, the reverse of it; to the sea, as the Targum, the Mediterranean sea, which lay west, as Nineveh was to the east.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

But (And) Jonah rose up to flee ... from the presence of the Lord - literally “from being before the Lord.” Jonah knew well, that man could not escape from the presence of God, whom he knew as the Self-existing One, He who alone is, the Maker of heaven, earth and sea. He did not “flee” then “from His presence,” knowing well what David said Psa 139:7, Psa 139:9-10, “whither shall I go from Thy Spirit, or whither shall I flee from Thy presence?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

This is the only case of a prophet, charged with a prophetical message, concealing it. from the presence of the Lord--(Compare Ge 4:16). Jonah thought in fleeing from the land of Israel, where Jehovah was peculiarly present, that he should escape from Jehovah's prophecy-inspiring influence.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּ֤קָם	vai.Ya.kom	and he arose	H6965 →
יוֹנָה֙	yo.Nah	Jonah	H3124 →
לִבְרֹ֣חַ	liv.Ro.ach	to flee	H1272 →
תַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁה	tar.Shi.shah	Tarshish towards	H8659 →
מִלִּפְנֵ֖י	mi.lif.Nei	from to before	H6440 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וַיֵּ֨רֶד	vai.Ye.red	and he went down	H3381 →
יָפ֜וֹ	ya.Fo	Joppa	H3305 →
וַיִּמְצָ֥א	vai.yim.Tza'	and he found	H4672 →
אָנִיָּ֣ה׀	'a.ni.Yah	a ship	H591 →
בָּאָ֣ה	ba.'Ah	[which was] about to go	H935 →
תַרְשִׁ֗ישׁ	tar.Shish	Tarshish	H8659 →
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן	vai.yi.Ten	and he gave	H5414 →
שְׂכָרָ֜הּ	se.kha.Rah	fare its	H7939 →
וַיֵּ֤רֶד	vai.Ye.red	and he went down	H3381 →
בָּהּ֙	bah	in <the> it
לָב֤וֹא	la.Vo'	to go	H935 →
עִמָּהֶם֙	'i.ma.Hem	with them	H5973 →
תַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁה	tar.Shi.shah	Tarshish towards	H8659 →
מִלִּפְנֵ֖י	mi.lif.Nei	from to before	H6440 →
יְהוָֽה׃	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 9:36
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 2:16
  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.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Titus 3:8
  This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable…
- Titus 2:7
  In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
- Acts 10:31
  and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
- Hebrews 13:21
  equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Through
Acts 9:43
And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
leads to
- Acts 10:6
  He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
- Acts 10:32
  Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
Through
Genesis 4:16
So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
leads to
- Jeremiah 52:3
  For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Jonah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Jonah