Bible: Jonah 1:1, 3

Jonah Tries to Run from the Lord

1:1 The Lord said 1  to Jonah son of Amittai, 2  1:3 Instead, Jonah immediately 3  headed off to Tarshish 4  to escape 5  from the commission of the Lord. 6  He traveled 7  to Joppa 8  and found a merchant ship heading 9  to Tarshish. 10  So he paid the fare 11  and went aboard 12  it to go with them 13  to Tarshish 14  far away from the Lord. 15 

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