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Jonah 1:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presenced of the Lord, and went down to Joppae; 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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Psa. 139:7• ⁷Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither flee from thy presence? (Psa. 139:7)

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Acts 9:36• ³⁶And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which being interpreted means Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did. (Acts 9:36)

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Jonah 4:2• ²And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, Ah, Jehovah, was not this my saying when I was yet in my country? Therefore I was minded to flee at first unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious *God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. (Jonah 4:2)

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Ex. 4:13‑14• ¹³And he said, Ah Lord! send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
¹⁴Then the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also behold, he goeth out to meet thee; and when he seeth thee he will be glad in his heart. (Ex. 4:13‑14)

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1 Kings 19:3,9• ³And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
⁹And there he went into a cave, and lodged there. And behold, the word of Jehovah came to him, and he said to him, What doest thou here, Elijah? (1 Kings 19:3,9)

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Jer. 20:7‑9• ⁷Jehovah, thou hast enticed me, and I was enticed; thou hast laid hold of me, and hast prevailed; I am become a derision the whole day: every one mocketh me.
⁸For as oft as I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and spoil; for the word of Jehovah is become unto me a reproach and a derision all the day.
⁹And I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name: but it was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones; and I became wearied with holding in, and I could not. (Jer. 20:7‑9)

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Ezek. 3:14• ¹⁴And the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me. (Ezek. 3:14)

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Luke 9:62• ⁶²But Jesus said to him, No one having laid his hand on the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God. (Luke 9:62)

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Acts 15:38• ³⁸but Paul thought it not well to take with them him who had abandoned them, going back from Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work. (Acts 15:38)

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Acts 26:19• ¹⁹Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision; (Acts 26:19)

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1 Cor. 9:16• ¹⁶For if I announce the glad tidings, I have nothing to boast of; for a necessity is laid upon me; for it is woe to me if I should not announce the glad tidings. (1 Cor. 9:16)

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Gen. 3:8• ⁸And they heard the voice of Jehovah Elohim, walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And Man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah Elohim, in the midst of the trees of the garden. (Gen. 3:8)

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Gen. 4:16• ¹⁶And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, toward the east of Eden. (Gen. 4:16)

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Job 1:12• ¹²And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah. (Job 1:12)

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Job 2:7• ⁷And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah; and he smote Job with a grievous botch from the sole of his foot unto his crown. (Job 2:7)

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Psa. 139:7‑12• ⁷Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither flee from thy presence?
⁸If I ascend up into the heavens thou art there; or if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there;
⁹If I take the wings of the dawn and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
¹⁰Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
¹¹And if I say, Surely darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night;
¹²Even darkness hideth not from thee, and the night shineth as the day: the darkness is as the light. (Psa. 139:7‑12)

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2 Thess. 1:9• ⁹who shall pay the penalty of everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his might, (2 Thess. 1:9)

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Josh. 19:46• ⁴⁶and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Japho. (Josh. 19:46)

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2 Chron. 2:16• ¹⁶And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need; and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa, and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem. (2 Chron. 2:16)

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Acts 9:36• ³⁶And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which being interpreted means Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did. (Acts 9:36)

Tarshish.As Jonah embarked at Joppa, a seaport on the Mediterranean, it was probably either Tarsus in Cilicia, or rather Tartessus in Spain, to which he intended to flee.

When we reflect how such a message would be received in the streets of London at this day, we shall not wonder at the prophet's reluctance to announce the destruction of the proud and idolatrous Nineveh.

Isa. 2:16• ¹⁶and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant works of art. (Isa. 2:16)

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Isa. 23:1,6,10• ¹The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish! for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, none entering in. From the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
⁶Pass over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the coast!
¹⁰Overflow thy land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish: there is no more restraint. (Isa. 23:1,6,10)

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Isa. 60:9• ⁹For the isles shall await me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from afar, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of Jehovah thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee. (Isa. 60:9)

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Ezek. 27:12• ¹²Tarshish dealt with thee by reason of the abundance of all substance; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they furnished thy markets. (Ezek. 27:12)

• In Jonah is seen the stiffneckedness of man. Jehovah told him to go east, and he at once hurries west; that is, he flies exactly in the teeth of the divine command. (“Jonah” by W. Kelly)

• Jonah was afraid that God would be too good! If Nineveh repented, he suspected that He would show it mercy. He feared therefore that his own character as a prophet would suffer. He did not choose them to hear the threat that God was giving to destroy the Ninevites for their wickedness, lest they might humble themselves under his preaching, and the threatened judgment might not be put into execution, and Jonah would thus lose his honor. (“Jonah” by W. Kelly)

• Another trait we find marked in Jonah—his Jewish feeling. He was intensely national. He could not bear that there should be the slightest apparent failure of his word as a prophet in the midst of the Gentiles. He would rather that every Gentile had been swallowed up in destruction than that one word of Jonah should fall to the ground. It was precisely here where he had to learn himself short of the mind and heart of God. (“Jonah” by W. Kelly)

• As with Jonah, the nation of Israel has been an unfaithful witness and has rendered a poor testimony to the world (Rom. 2:24). (“The Prophecies of Jonah” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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.