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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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.Leland he prayedH6419 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.Marand he saidH559 →
אָנָּ֤ה'a.NahI beg youH577 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehO YahwehH3068 →
הֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-¿ notH3808 →
זֶ֣הzeh[was] thisH2088 →
דְבָרִ֗יde.va.Riword myH1697 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
הֱיוֹתִי֙he.yo.Tiwas IH1961 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
אַדְמָתִ֔י'ad.ma.Tiown land myH127 →
עַל־'al-there-H5921 →
כֵּ֥ןken-foreH3651 →
קִדַּ֖מְתִּיki.Dam.tiI did [the] first timeH6923 →
לִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achto fleeH1272 →
תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahTarshish towardsH8659 →
כִּ֣יkithatH3588 →
יָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiI knewH3045 →
כִּ֤יkithatH3588 →
אַתָּה֙'a.TahyouH859 →
אֵֽל־'el-[are] a GodH410 →
חַנּ֣וּןcha.NungraciousH2587 →
וְרַח֔וּםve.ra.Chumand compassionateH7349 →
אֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhlong ofH750 →
אַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimanger<s>H639 →
וְרַב־ve.rav-and great ofH7227 →
חֶ֔סֶדChe.sedcovenant loyaltyH2617 →
וְנִחָ֖םve.ni.Chamand [who] relentsH5162 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'Ah<the> evilH7451 →

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Exodus 34:6Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,Psalms 86:15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.Exodus 34:6–7Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,Numbers 14:18–19‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’Joel 2:13–14So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.Psalms 103:8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.Psalms 145:8The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?Psalms 86:5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.Numbers 14:18‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’Exodus 32:14So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.Jeremiah 18:8But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.Psalms 78:38And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.Deuteronomy 4:31For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.Joel 2:13So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.Hosea 11:8–9How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!Amos 7:3So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.James 5:11See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

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Jonah Is Spewed Forth by the Whale — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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