Jonah 4:2 meaning and explanation
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.
Jonah 4:2, Berean Standard Bible
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Jonah speaks these words in prayer just after Nineveh repents and God spares the city. Instead of rejoicing, Jonah is furious, and he explains why he fled toward Tarshish in the first place.
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