Jonah 1:3

Modern English Version

But Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found there a ship going to Tarshish. He paid its fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

Cross References

Joshua 19:46

Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, along with the territory near Joppa.

Genesis 4:16

Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Acts 9:36

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and almsgiving.

Acts 9:43

He remained in Joppa for many days with Simon, a tanner.

Jonah 4:2

He prayed to the Lord and said, “O  Lord! Is this not what I said while I was still in my own land? This is the reason that I fled before to Tarshish, because I knew that You are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, abundant in faithfulness, and ready to relent from punishment.

Isaiah 23:6

Pass over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coastland.

Isaiah 23:1

The oracle of Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste so that there is no house or harbor; from the land of Cyprus it is reported to them.

1 Kings 19:3

When he saw that she was serious, he arose and ran for his life to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

2 Thessalonians 1:9

They shall be punished with eternal destruction, isolated from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

1 Corinthians 9:16

Though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for the requirement is laid upon me. Yes, woe unto me if I do not preach the gospel!

Acts 26:19

“Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

Ezekiel 27:12

Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches. With silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in your wares.

Isaiah 23:10

Pass through your land as the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no more restraint.

Job 1:12

The Lord said to the Adversary, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not stretch out your hand against his person.” So the Adversary departed from the presence of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 2:16

And let us cut the timber from Lebanon, whatever you need, and we will bring it to you on rafts on the sea to Joppa, and you will bring it up to Jerusalem.”

Acts 15:38

But Paul thought it was not good to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.

Luke 9:62

Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back at things is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Ezekiel 3:14

So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.

Isaiah 60:9

Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me, and the ships of Tarshish shall come first, to bring your sons from afar, their silver and their gold with them, to the name of the Lord your God and to the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you.

Isaiah 2:16

and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant sloops.

Job 2:7

Therefore, the Adversary went out from the presence of the Lord, and he afflicted Job with severe sores from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.

1 Kings 19:9

He came to a cave and camped there. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “Why are you here, Elijah?”

Genesis 3:8

Then they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

Acts 9:38

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, pleading, “Do not delay to come to us.”

Acts 9:42

It became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

Ezra 3:7

They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and to the people of Tyre so that they would bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, at Joppa, according to the grant they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

Psalm 107:23

Some go down to the sea in ships, who do business in the vast waters;

Jeremiah 10:9

Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman and of the hands of the founder; blue and purple are their clothing; they all are the work of skilled men.

Jonah 1:10

Then the men were very afraid and said to him, “What is this you have done?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord because he had told them.

2 Chronicles 2:15

“Now the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine that my lord has declared, may he send these items to his slaves.

2 Chronicles 9:21

The ships of Solomon went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish returned carrying gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Ezekiel 2:8

But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.