Jon 4:2 | JFB | STEP | 2. my saying —my thought, or feeling. fled before — I anticipated by fleeing, the disappointment of my design through Thy long-suffering mercy. gracious . . . and merciful, &c.—Jonah here has before his mind ; as Joel ( ) in his turn quotes from Jonah.

Jonah 4:2

2. my saying—my thought, or feeling.

fled before—I anticipated by fleeing, the disappointment of my design through Thy long-suffering mercy.

gracious . . . and merciful, &c.—Jonah here has before his mind Ex 34:6; as Joel (Joe 2:13) in his turn quotes from Jonah.