God & Savior

Jonah 4:2

So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.
Jonah 4:2
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל אֶל־יְהוָ֜ה וַיֹּאמַ֗ר אָנָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ הֲלוֹא־זֶ֣ה דְבָרִ֗י עַד־הֱיוֹתִי֙ עַל־אַדְמָתִ֔י עַל־כֵּ֥ן קִדַּ֖מְתִּי לִבְרֹ֣חַ תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה כִּ֣י יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ אֵֽל־חַנּ֣וּן וְרַח֔וּם אֶ֤רֶךְ אַפַּ֙יִם֙ וְרַב־חֶ֔סֶד וְנִחָ֖ם עַל־הָרָעָֽה׃

  1. וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.Lel“and he prayed”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּלַל · “to pray” · Strong's H6419
  2. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. וַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.Mar“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. אָנָּ֤ה'a.Nah“I beg you”
    Particle, interjection · from אָֽנָּ֫א · “Please!” · Strong's H0577
  6. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“O Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. הֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. זֶ֣הzeh“[was] this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  9. דְבָרִ֗יde.va.Ri“word my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from דָּבָר · “speaking” · Strong's H1697H
  10. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  11. הֱיוֹתִי֙he.yo.Ti“was I”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  12. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  13. אַדְמָתִ֔י'ad.ma.Ti“own land my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲדָמָה · “country” · Strong's H0127H
  14. עַל־'al-“there-”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. כֵּ֥ןken“-fore”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  16. קִדַּ֖מְתִּיki.Dam.ti“I did [the] first time”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קָדַם · “to meet” · Strong's H6923
  17. לִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.ach“to flee”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בָּרַח · “to flee” · Strong's H1272
  18. תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shah“Tarshish towards”
    Noun, proper name of a place + Suffix, directional · from תַּרְשִׁישׁ · “Tarshish” · Strong's H8659H
  19. כִּ֣יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  20. יָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.ti“I knew”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  21. כִּ֤יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  22. אַתָּה֙'a.Tah“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  23. אֵֽל־'el-“[are] a God”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵל · “God” · Strong's H0410G
  24. חַנּ֣וּןcha.Nun“gracious”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חַנּוּן · “gracious” · Strong's H2587
  25. וְרַח֔וּםve.ra.Chum“and compassionate”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַחוּם · “compassionate” · Strong's H7349
  26. אֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekh“long of”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from אָרֵךְ · “slow” · Strong's H0750
  27. אַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yim“anger<s>”
    Noun, masculine, dual, absolute · from אַף · “anger” · Strong's H0639G
  28. וְרַב־ve.rav-“and great of”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  29. חֶ֔סֶדChe.sed“covenant loyalty”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫סֶד · “kindness” · Strong's H2617A
  30. וְנִחָ֖םve.ni.Cham“and [who] relents”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָחַם · “relent” · Strong's H5162H
  31. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  32. הָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'Ah“<the> evil”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “harm” · Strong's H7451C
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)