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The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai:
2 "Get up and go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it, for their evil has come to my attention."
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“Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”
3 So Jonah got up—to flee to Tarshish from the LORD! He went down to Joppa and found a ship headed for Tarshish. He paid the fare and went aboard to go with them to Tarshish, away from the LORD.
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But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.