1. The word of the Lord came to Jonah, son of Amittai:
2. Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness has come before me.
3. But Jonah made ready to flee to Tarshish, away from the Lord. He went down to Joppa, found a ship going to Tarshish, paid the fare, and went down in it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.
4. The Lord, however, hurled a great wind upon the sea, and the storm was so great that the ship was about to break up.