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Jonah 4:2New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
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2 Hence he prayed to Jehovah* and said: “Ah, now, O Jehovah, was not this an affair of mine,* while I happened to be on my own ground? That is why I went ahead and ran away to Tarʹshish;+ for I knew that you are a God* gracious and merciful,+ slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness,*+ and feeling regret over the calamity.+
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Jonah 4:2The Bible in Living English
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2 and prayed to Jehovah “Now, Jehovah, was not this what I said while I was still on my own soil? that was why I tried to head it off by getting away to Spain, because I knew you were a deity kindly and tenderhearted, patient and very friendly, and would repent of the evil.
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Jonah 4:2American Standard Version
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2 And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, I pray thee, O Jehovah, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hasted to flee unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
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Jonah 4:2The Emphasized Bible
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2 So he prayed unto Yahweh and said—Ah now! Yahweh! Was not this my word while I was yet upon mine own soil? For this cause did I hasten to flee unto Tarshish,—Because I knew that thou art a God of favour and compassion, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and art grieved over calamity.
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