He prayed to the LORD, “Isn't this what I said, LORD, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that.

And he prayed to the LORD and said, “O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that ...

And he prayed to the LORD and said, “O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for.

Jonah 4:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900). 2 And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country?

Jonah 4:2 He prayed to the LORD, “Isn't this what I said, LORD, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish.

Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.

He prayed to GOD, saying, “O ETERNAL One! Isn't this just what I said when I was still in my own country? That is why I fled beforehand to Tarshish.

I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.

This verse sums up God's gracious character, but it was uttered by the reluctant prophet Jonah whom God sent to preach the gospel of repentance to the pagan ...

I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.