Jon 1:1-2 | ESV | STEP | Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai , saying ,

b Gen. 10:11, 12; 2 Kgs. 19:36; Nah. 1:1; Zeph. 2:13; Matt. 12:41; Luke 11:30, 32

Jonah 1:1-2

Jonah Flees the Presence of the Lord

1 Now the word of the Lord came to ^aJonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to ^bNineveh, that ^cgreat city, and call out against it, ^dfor their evil ^{▼▼The same Hebrew word can mean evil or disaster, depending on the context; so throughout Jonah} has come up before me.”