Jon 4:2 | NASB1995 | STEP | He prayed to the Lord and said , “ Please Lord , was not this what I said while I was still in my own country ? Therefore in order to forestall this I fled to Tarshish , for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God , slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness , and one who relents concerning calamity .

e Ex 34:6; Num 14:18; Ps 86:5, 15; Joel 2:13

Jonah 4:2

2 He ^aprayed to the Lord and said, “Please Lord, was not this ^{▼▼ Lit my word}what I said while I was still in my own country? Therefore ^{▼▼ Lit I was beforehand in fleeing}in order to forestall this I ^dfled to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a ^egracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity.