Jonah 1:1
Jonah Tries to Run from the Lord
1 The Lord’s message came ▼▼tn The Targum (Aramaic translation) of
Jonah 1:1 interprets the Hebrew as, “There was a word of prophecy from the
Lord” (cf.
Tg.
Hos 1:1).
to Jonah son of Amittai, ▼▼tn The infinitive
לֵאמֹר (
leʾmor, “saying”) introduces direct discourse and is untranslated in English.
