Jonah 1:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But Jonah tried to run away from the Lord. He went to Joppa and found a boat that was going to the faraway city of Tarshish. Jonah paid money for the trip and went on the boat. He wanted to travel with the people on this boat to Tarshish and run away from the Lord.

Cross References

Joshua 19:46

Me Jarkon, Rakkon, and the area near Joppa.

Genesis 4:16

Cain went away from the Lord and lived in the land of Nod.

Acts 9:36

In the city of Joppa there was a follower of Jesus named Tabitha. Her Greek name, Dorcas, means “a deer.” She was always doing good things for people and giving money to those in need.

Acts 9:43

Peter stayed in Joppa for many days at the home of a man named Simon, who was a leatherworker.

Jonah 4:2

He complained to the Lord and said, “Lord, I knew this would happen! I was in my own country, and you told me to come here. At that time I knew that you would forgive the people of this evil city, so I decided to run away to Tarshish. I knew that you are a kind God. I knew that you show mercy and don’t want to punish people. I knew that you are kind, and if these people stopped sinning, you would change your plans to destroy them.

Isaiah 23:6

You ships, try to escape to Tarshish! Cry out, you people living near the sea!

Isaiah 23:1

This is a message about Tyre: Ships traveling from Cyprus heard this message: “Cry, you ships from Tarshish! Your harbor has been destroyed.”

1 Kings 19:3

When Elijah heard this, he was afraid. So he ran away to save his life. He took his servant with him, and they went to Beersheba in Judah. Then Elijah left his servant in Beersheba

2 Thessalonians 1:9

They will be punished with a destruction that never ends. They will not be allowed to be with the Lord but will be kept away from his great power.

1 Corinthians 9:16

It’s not my work of telling the Good News that gives me any reason to boast. That is my duty—something I must do. If I don’t tell people the Good News, I am in real trouble.

Acts 26:19

Paul continued speaking: “King Agrippa, after I had this vision from heaven, I obeyed it.

Ezekiel 27:12

“‘Tarshish was one of your best customers. They traded silver, iron, tin, and lead for all the wonderful things you sold.

Isaiah 23:10

Ships from Tarshish, go back home. Cross the sea as if it were a river. No one will stop you now.

Job 1:12

The Lord said to Satan, “All right, do whatever you want with anything that he has, but don’t hurt Job himself.” Then Satan left the meeting.

2 Chronicles 2:16

and we will cut as much wood as you need from Lebanon. We will tie the logs together and float them by sea to the town of Joppa. Then you can carry the wood to Jerusalem.”

Acts 15:38

But on their first trip John Mark did not continue with them in the work. He had left them at Pamphylia. So Paul did not think it was a good idea to take him this time.

Luke 9:62

Jesus said, “Anyone who begins to plow a field but looks back is not prepared for God’s kingdom.”

Ezekiel 3:14

The Spirit lifted me and took me away. I was very sad and upset in my spirit, but I felt the Lord’s power in me.

Isaiah 60:9

The faraway lands are waiting for me. The great cargo ships are ready to sail. They are ready to bring your children from faraway lands. They will bring silver and gold with them to honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel. He has done wonderful things for you.

Isaiah 2:16

They might be like great ships from Tarshish, filled with such wonderful cargo, but they will be brought down.

Job 2:7

So Satan left the meeting with the Lord and gave Job painful sores all over his body, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.

1 Kings 19:9

There Elijah went into a cave and spent the night. Then the Lord said to him, “Elijah, why are you here?”

Genesis 3:8

During the cool part of the day, the Lord God was walking in the garden. The man and the woman heard him, and they hid among the trees in the garden.

Acts 9:38

The followers in Joppa heard that Peter was in Lydda, which was not far away. So they sent two men, who begged him, “Hurry, please come quickly!”

Acts 9:42

People everywhere in Joppa learned about this, and many believed in the Lord.

Ezra 3:7

Then those who had come back from captivity gave money to the stonecutters and carpenters. They also gave food, wine, and olive oil. They used these things to pay the people of Tyre and Sidon to bring cedar logs from Lebanon. They wanted to bring the logs in ships to the seacoast town of Joppa as they did for the first Temple. King Cyrus of Persia gave permission for them to do this.

Psalm 107:23

Some sailed the sea in ships. Their work carried them across the water.

Jeremiah 10:9

They use silver from the city of Tarshish and gold from the city of Uphaz and make their statues. Carpenters and metalworkers make the idols. They put blue and purple clothes on them. “Wise men” make these “gods.”

Jonah 1:10

Jonah told the men he was running away from the Lord. The men became very afraid when they learned this. They asked Jonah, “What terrible thing did you do against your God?”

2 Chronicles 2:15

“Now, sir, you offered to give us wheat, barley, oil, and wine. Give them to my servants,

2 Chronicles 9:21

The king also had cargo ships that went to Tarshish to trade things with other countries. Hiram’s men were on these ships. Every three years the ships would come back with a new load of gold, silver, ivory, and apes and baboons.

Ezekiel 2:8

“Son of man, listen to what I am telling you. Don’t turn against me like those people who refuse to obey. Now open your mouth to receive the words I will give you to speak.”