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He prayed to the Lord and said, "Lord, isn't this exactly what I thought would happen when I was still at home? That's why I was so quick to run away to Tarshish. I knew that you are gracious. You are tender and kind. You are slow to get angry. You are full of love. You are a God who takes pity on people. You don't want to destroy them.
Reference
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Hebrew: gêh
this
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: ἐπίνοια (epínoia)
attention of the mind, i.e. (by implication) purpose
Hebrew: harhôr
a mental conception
Greek: ἐπάν (epán)
a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Hebrew: ʼêtsel
a side; (as a preposition) near
Greek: οἶκος (oîkos)
a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Hebrew: rûwr
to slaver (with spittle), i.e. (by analogy) to emit afluid (ulcerous or natural)
Greek: ἔξω (éxō)
out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively
Hebrew: Tarshîysh
Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Hebrew: channûwn
gracious
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: ἀπαλός (apalós)
soft
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: zan
sort
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: βραδύς (bradýs)
slow; figuratively, dull
Hebrew: zaʻam
strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. (figuratively) fury (especially of God's displeasure with sin)
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: μεστός (mestós)
replete (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: shâlêm
complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly
Hebrew: ʼahab
affection (in a good or a bad sense)
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Hebrew: chûwç
properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: ὑστέρησις (hystérēsis)
a falling short, i.e. (specially), penury
Greek: ἐξολοθρεύω (exolothreúō)
to extirpate
Hebrew: ʼăbad
{properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)}
Grace
Psalm 86:15
Psalm 145:8
Psalm 86:5
Micah 7:18
Parallel theme
Psalm 78:38
References Lord
Jonah 1:3
Repentance
Jeremiah 18:8
Exodus 32:14
Amos 7:3
Jonah 3:10
Verse Explanation
Jonah prays and explains that he originally fled because he knew God was gracious, compassionate, patient, and willing to forgive, showing that Jonah's earlier disobedience was partly motivated by his fear that God would show mercy to Nineveh.
History
Ancient Israel: God's qualities of mercy and patience were central to Israel's understanding of His character.